Uganda”s farmers & GM potato seeds
Uganda’s GM potato breeding technology is now being adopted where permitted — in Kenya, Ethiopia, Egypt and South Africa.
Uganda’s GM potato breeding technology is now being adopted where permitted — in Kenya, Ethiopia, Egypt and South Africa.
The United States, Europe and Bolivia are the main destinations for Peruvian potato exports, which this year are expected to reach 18,000 tons, despite the impact of the covid-19 pandemic, ...
re you using the right fungicides for the potato diseases you are attempting to control? Understanding how fungicides work can help you choose the right product and apply it for the best ...
Investment of 145 million euro in 2nd production line in Lipetsk LWM RUS, the leading producer of frozen potato products in Russia, has signed an investment agreement with the governor ...
Over her years working in the P.E.I. potato industry, Mary Kay Sonier has become everyone’s go-to person.
The potato farming sector in the Region of Murcia is reported by the COAG farmer’s union to be facing its worst crisis in a decade, with agriculturalists unable to sell ...
Chinese scientists have developed a generation of “pure and fertile potato lines” with genome editing technologies in a groundbreaking achievement. The experiment, led by Huang Sanwen, a researcher with the ...
This year is looking good for the region’s potato growers, but the recent scorching temperatures are “bad for man, crop and beast,” says the head of the provincial association. “It’s ...
One of the world’s largest manufacturers of frozen potato products, McCain, has recently committed to ensuring that every potato grown across its 370,000 acres worldwide is done so using regenerative ...
French potato producer PARMENTINE has equipped its new line in Samazan with two optical sorters from TOMRA Food – one the TOMRA 5A, the other the Sentinel II. SA PARMENTINE ...
The facility, the first of its kind in Iraq, will work with 8,000 local farmers, create 160 sustainable jobs at the plant and provide 10,000 job opportunities for refugees and ...
LWM RUS, the leading producer of frozen potato products in Russia, has signed an investment agreement with the governor of the Lipetsk region Igor Artamonov, to more than double the ...
A potato processing plant will be opened in the Tula region. On May 31, a symbolic stone laying was held in the Uzlovaya SEZ in honor of the start of ...
Small, organic farms need organic seed potatoes, and a small, organic farm in Wisconsin has found its niche in supplying those farms.
Many things can go wrong when growing a potato crop. Some problems are caused by biotic factors — living organisms like pathogens, weeds, insects, and nematodes. Other problems are abiotic ...
In 20 years the potatoes area has fallen from 3,600 hectares to only 770
otato growers in Palampur, Nagrota Bagwan and Kangra are finding no buyers this year.
Kangaroo Island's seed potato industry is still recovering a year-and-a-half on from the bushfires with growers working together to overcome infrastructure shortfalls. All six of the Island's seed potato producers ...
Potato breeder HZPC believes that old EU legislation should make way for new techniques for plant breeding. The potato trading house therefore embraces the conclusions of the European Commission study on ...
Following a 10-month hiatus due to COVID-19, AUSVEG’s Alan Nankivell has resumed his role as the National Tomato- Potato Psyllid Coordinator. In this column, Alan reports on a recent workshop ...
Leaders of the Idaho and US potato industries suspect that the group that represents Mexico’s potato industry could be attempting to throw up a roadblock
The acreage also appears to be declining in the rest of northwestern Europe, with estimates suggesting a decrease of three to even five percent.
On the global market, China is the largest producer of potatoes. In 2018 the country's annual production was estimated at 90 million tonnes. India ranks second with 48 million tonnes ...
The small European country of Belgium is the undisputed king of french fries worldwide. In just under 30 years, the sector grew by 1,000%. If it is up to french ...
many farmers have not yet made adapting to the effects of the climate emergency a priority.