Of the top 10 food crops in the world, potato comes in at the third place, and is also the number one non-grain food product. Originally grown in the Andes, the Spanish introduced the potato to Europe in the 16th century, and, after a bumpy start, po… Read More
Two potato varieties bred at the James Hutton Institute in Dundee have been recommended for release in Kenya thanks to the concerted efforts of AHDB, SASA, Seeds2B Africa – part of the Syngenta Foundation – and the Institute’s commercia… Read More
More than 800 potato scientists, industry representatives, government officials and other interested parties from 50 countries have gathered in the Andean city of Cusco, Peru for the 10th World Potato Congress (WPC) and the 28th Congress of the Latin… Read More
Wild potatoes acquired from a gene bank in Germany six years ago are producing promising results for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researchers trying to develop superior Canadian varieties with resistance to some of the most problematic potato dis… Read More
Ten Dutch potato (processing) companies and two associations have established Holland Innovative Potato (HIP) to facilitate and coordinate joint pre-competitive research activities. Research is focused on improvement of the quality, yield and efficie… Read More
Founded in 1980, S&W Seed Company is a global agricultural company with the vision to be the world’s preferred proprietary seed company by supplying a range of forage and specialty crop products to support the growing global demand for anim… Read More
Belgium, the world’s biggest potato exporter, hopes to ship more frozen potato fries to Malaysia via its marketing campaign and collaboration with restaurateurs and fast food operators. “Belgian chocolates are famous all over the world. We’re s… Read More
Dewulf introduced Torro, its trailed 2-row sieving harvester with haulm conveyor, flat hedgehog units and bunker, at Potato Europe 2017. The 2-row trailed sieving harvester with bunker is equipped with 2 sieving webs in combination with a curved haul… Read More
Just over a year ago, 52 percent of UK citizens voted to leave the European Union (EU), a move that has raised a great many questions in the agricultural community. Talks began mid-June with the hope that a deal can be reached by the autumn of 2018. … Read More
Total consumption potato area in north-western Europe, specifically in the North-Western European Potato Grower (NEPG) area, has been estimated at 578.821 ha, which is 4.6 per cent more than last year and 8.3 per cent more than the five-year average.… Read More
Seed potato growers for the United Kingdom who have been confident that crucial trade with Egypt and other non-EU markets would not be disrupted by Brexit may be in for a shock. According to Peter Hardwick, the export chief of levy body AHDB, securin… Read More
By: Arno van ’t Hoog Using Wageningen gene technology, potatoes can now be produced which require very little pesticide to stay free of potato blight. Resistant potato varieties could be a reality within five years, but genetic modification is a s… Read More
