November 18, 2024 | News
BNA now operating under the name EUROPLANT Innovation
The German Böhm-Nordkartoffel Agrarproduktion GmbH & Co. OHG (BNA) is now operating under the name EUROPLANT Innovation GmbH & Co. KG. The EUROPLANT corporate group now is all under the EUROPLANT umbrella.
With the renaming of BNA, all individual activities within the corporate group are united under the common umbrella brand EUROPLANT. This includes the…
October 25, 2024 | News
Potato Variety Days 2024 e-book
From November 6-8, the Potato Variety Days 2024 will take place in the Netherlands. During these days, international trading and breeding companies present their (new) varieties to their existing and potential clients.
As a very closely involved partner of the Potato Variety Days, PotatoWorld magazine has published an e-book in the run-up to the event.
…October 24, 2023 | News
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…
July 21, 2023 | News
ADAPT field trials across Europe in search of multiple-stress tolerant potatoes
The European Potato Trade Association Europatat recently announced that for the Horizon 2020 EU project Accelerated Development of multiple-stress tolerAnt PoTato (ADAPT), trials are currently being conducted in the Netherlands, Serbia, and Austria.
June 20, 2023 | Articles
Breeders Trust wants to get a better grip on Farm Saved Seed with the PBR Database
Breeders Trust announces the launch of a comprehensive international pilot project, called PBR Database, to get a better grip on the use of Farmed Saved Seed (FSS). According to the organisation, this involves more grip both with regard to the collection of royalties (fair compensation) and the prevention of the illegal use of FSS.
June 20, 2023 | Articles
‘Our growth opportunities lie in countries with a great deal of non-certified seed potatoes’
In February this year, HZPC received the ‘Royal’ designation. A fantastic milestone for the 125-year-old company, but ultimately it’s the future vision that determines whether a company remains successful. Gerard Backx, CEO of the Royal HZPC Group, looks ahead and sees opportunities for varieties with a wide range of resistances in countries where the population…
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