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As of this January 1, the Rucip European Committee secretariat will effectively relocate from Paris to Brussels. From the same date, a new set of rules and practices will apply […]
Mon 19/12/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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The main countries producing seed potatoes are the Netherlands with 40,180 ha (unchanged compared to 2015), 20,023 ha in France (+3.2%), 15,912 ha in Germany (-2.4%) and 2,257 ha in […]
Wed 30/11/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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MHZPC, a 60/40 joint venture of Mahindra Agri Solutions Limited (MASL) and HZPC, has this month inaugurated its state-of-the-art aeroponics facility in Mohali, India. The new facility will produce the […]
Thu 17/11/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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China’s MY2016/17 fresh potato production is forecast to rise 3% to 100 million tons due to an expanded potato acreage and normal weather conditions in major producing areas, says the […]
Thu 06/10/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Cutting edge research into potatoes will be shared as part of the conference program at the 2016 edition of PotatoEurope, the largest open-field event devoted to the potato in Europe. […]
Thu 21/07/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Tesco says it will issue contracts worth £12 million over three years to help support British Agriculture and become the first UK retailer to introduce new long term contracts for potato […]
Tue 05/07/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Freshfel Europe and Europatat celebrated their first-ever combined annual event on June 2 in Brussels. Under the theme “Not business as usual”, following the European Commission’s work plan 2016, the […]
Mon 20/06/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Europatat and Freshfel Europe will jointly celebrate their first combined annual meeting on June 2 in Brussels. Adhering to the European Commission work programme for 2016, the common conference will […]
Mon 30/05/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Even if Italian potatoes account for only a small proportion of the European crop, they are highly distinctive. The surface area for potatoes in Italy was close to 50,000 ha […]
Tue 26/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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KWS is to sell its conventional seed potato business as part of its plan to focus on developing hybrid potato varieties. Based in Einbeck, Germany, KWS said in a press […]
Wed 13/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Families from across the Emirates tried the nation’s finest veggies at the first edition of the ‘Mother of the Nation Festival’, which ran until April 2 alongside Abu Dhabi’s scenic […]
Mon 04/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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International Sweet Potato Week – taking place March 14 to 24 – will put the spotlight on the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany and Poland. An initiative of the North Carolina […]
Mon 07/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
