Already a subscriber? Activate your premium account
Already a subscriber? Activate your premium account
Potatoworld Magazine
It is quiet in Agrico’s head office in Emmeloord. Despite the rush of the spring shipments, most people are working from home due to the corona pandemic from his office on the second floor of the building, managing director Jan van Hoogen has a good view of the cooperative’s quality centre. After a period of illness, Van Hoogen has been working 100 percent again for some months now the reshaping the Agrico 2030 strategy. Agrico wants to double the volume of seed potatoes by 2030 compared to the year 2018, grow in market share of ware potatoes, cultivate good varieties for the future, obtain a stronger image, pursue a more robust CSR policy and modernise its business operations with modern ICT systems. ‘The recent launch of our Agrico Potatoes online platform is an example of this’, Van Hoogen explains.
This is a premium item, available to subscribers only.
Already a subscriber? Log in now or activate your account here
Not a subscriber?
Easily order a subscription.
The National Potato Program and its Contribution to Potato Industry Advancement in China
The World Potato Congress Inc. is pleased to present the Webinar: The National Potato Program and its Contribution to Potato Industry Advancement in China” by Jin Liping, April 3, 2024 at 8:00 am Eastern Standard Time (USA/Canada).
Agrico and Agrico PSA to expand their activities into Tanzania
At this year’s varieties show, along with its subsidiary Agrico PSA, the Dutch cooperation took a further step towards continued growth in East Africa. By signing a distribution agreement with Fraxen Consult Ltd, the seed potatoes from the company will be exported to small-scale farmers in Tanzania later this year. It is important for Agrico…
War in Israel also has major impact on potato sector
On last Saturday October 7, Israel was attacked from the Gaza Strip by members of the terrorist organisation Hamas, also affecting many kibbutzim. In the process, hundreds of people were injured, killed and taken hostage. The consequences are a war with great impact for residents in the region, the world and also for the potato…
Origin of novel broad resistance to late blight found in wild potato relatives
To understand the mechanisms of late blight resistance of potatoes better, researchers of Wageningen University & Research together with their colleagues in Tübingen and Norwich have taken an important step. Their research has been published in the renowned scientific journal Science.
Events
©2015 - 2024 Potatoworld | Webdesign and realisation COMMPRO