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In the export figures for Dutch seed potatoes, Belgium is causing a major shift compared to last year.

As we mark the 50th anniversary since the foundation of CIP and the CGIAR, you can be proud of our collective achievement. Our work has improved the lives of millions. Since 2010 alone, CIP’s ...

As in many potato-growing parts of the world, late blight disease stifles production and earnings. In China, the story is no different as smallholder potato farmers lose millions of tons of potato and hundreds of millions of dollars annually in potential income due to ...

A Commission composed (as from 1/1/2021 onwards) out of 10 persons, of which 5 active in the potatoes trade and 5 in the potato processing industry, quotes on a weekly ...

In the face of accelerated climate change, COVID-19 and growing populations, breeding at One CGIAR has a chance to lead the way towards food security. But to achieve that, breeding programs need to consider ...

The Danish company MSR Plant Technology markets a potato killing machine that destroys the potato stalks at the base and covers them with soil.

This week, key actors from Georgia’s potato sector convened virtually to discuss ideas to enhance the country’s potato sector.  Called the “Georgia Potato Forum,” the meeting focused on ways to develop value chains to improve ...

Only a limited number of specific resistance genes are available for the breeding of phytophthora-resistant potato varieties.

As the dust settles on the Brexit trade deal, the seed potato sector is coming to terms with its mixed fortunes. The news that ware potatoes have been awarded third ...

Starch-based gluten-free bread (formulations containing a mixture of corn and potato starch with hydrocolloids) are deficient in nutrients and do not contain health-promoting compounds.Therefore they could be supplemented with raw ...

Acreage in the Maritimes was down by 7.3 per cent, with production falling even more due to yield reductions caused by a dry growing season.

export to 2020 was 786 million, today it does so in more than 7,000 million dollars and takes 11.6% of GDP and generates many jobs.

a long-term HZPC research project into the drought tolerance of different varieties – finds itself once more under the spotlight.

In the spring of 2020, SunRain installed Netafim drip line on a four-acre section of a field

status for seed potatoes and what the industry might do if a resolution is not reached.

Good application is essential in getting the most from maleic hydrazide, which AHDB trials have shown to be a useful, cost-effective tool for controlling early dormancy break in potatoes.

PepsiCo Europe, Sean Westcott, discusses sustainable farming, collaboration and why a greater level of co-operation is required between invested parties to make real change happen.

With the exception of potatoes or soya, the cost of an irrigation system, including technology and pipes, is far from worthwhile in every common arable culture. Tests from several years have ...

Potato seed provider HZPC is looking at how to embed more sustainability in its supply chain. But that is not all: CEO Gerard Backx tells us the company is also trying to breed better ...

With genetic markers, it becomes easier for breeders to develop resilient, high-yielding potatoes with the key traits—taste, texture, cooking time—sought by local consumers.

Due to an unexpected demand from some Belgian potato processors for potatoes, the price rose to 5 euros

"PlanetProof helps us to protect the market against parties that would otherwise be dumped on this market

The British potato industry is in talks with the European Union about relaxing the seed potato measure

agroforestry project is taking shape in a field of 15 hectares

We started out very small