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North Dakota potato harvest varies

It's been a very tough year for potato growers in some areas of North Dakota. The 2016 crop in the northeast corner of the...

India cuts import duty on potatoes

The government of India has cut import duty on wheat, potatoes, and crude and refined palm oils ahead of the festival season to ensure...

$120m potato farm, processing plant underway in northwest Nigeria

A $120 million (U.S.) potato farm and processing plant is underway in Kaduna state in northwest Nigeria. The Vicampro Potato Farm and processing facility...

Breakthrough ‘Spud’ Offers Canadians Important Health Benefits

Health-conscious food lovers now have more choice in the produce aisles, with the arrival of the Carisma potato from EarthFresh Farms. New to Canada...

Manitoba potato harvest in full swing

Manitoba potato harvest is in full swing, and according to Vikram Bisht, plant pathologist, Potato and Horticultural Crops with Manitoba Agriculture, seven-day accumulated disease...

CIP MARKS 45 YEARS OF GLOBAL RESEARCH, INNOVATION

Nearly half a century ago, when the International Potato Center (CIP) was founded, potato collectors in remote regions of Central America traveled for “weeks...

North Dakota potato harvest varies

It's been a very tough year for potato growers in some areas of North Dakota. The 2016 crop in the northeast corner of the...

India cuts import duty on potatoes

The government of India has cut import duty on wheat, potatoes, and crude and refined palm oils ahead of the festival season to ensure...

$120m potato farm, processing plant underway in northwest Nigeria

A $120 million (U.S.) potato farm and processing plant is underway in Kaduna state in northwest Nigeria. The Vicampro Potato Farm and processing facility...

Breakthrough ‘Spud’ Offers Canadians Important Health Benefits

Health-conscious food lovers now have more choice in the produce aisles, with the arrival of the Carisma potato from EarthFresh Farms. New to Canada...

Manitoba potato harvest in full swing

Manitoba potato harvest is in full swing, and according to Vikram Bisht, plant pathologist, Potato and Horticultural Crops with Manitoba Agriculture, seven-day accumulated disease...

CIP MARKS 45 YEARS OF GLOBAL RESEARCH, INNOVATION

Nearly half a century ago, when the International Potato Center (CIP) was founded, potato collectors in remote regions of Central America traveled for “weeks...