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Potatoes are one of Canada’s largest commercial crops. Artificial intelligence technologies can be used to maximize crop yields.
Potatoes are profitable and in demand. But wet weather and hard-to-control diseases have caused havoc for our growers.
As with so many staples and foods in the past two years – lettuce, milk and eggs to name a few – the problem is a temporary imbalance between supply and demand. Here’s what’s happening with potatoes.
Why countries need to shift what their citizens eat, and what the optimum diet for our planet might be. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Potato productivity in Kenya is declining, this is partly due to potato cyst nematodes - a microscopic type of roundworm that feeds on potato roots.
Potato milk may not be the most nutritious plant-based alternative – but it still has some benefits.
Kenya should develop market standards that guide the quality of potatoes sold in local markets.
Potatoes contain many vitamins and nutrients which are essential for good health.
Could bioengineered potatoes play a crucial role in food security?
The ex-combatants’ food memories show how they continue trying to make sense of both their past and present experiences of violence.
To celebrate National Vodka Day, a food historian debunks myths and highlights unknown facts about one of America’s favorite liquors.
Sales may be down, but their nutritional value remains high.
The heatwave is unlikely to cause the price hikes of 1976 for a number of reasons.
An audio version of an in depth article about the 18th century Enlightenment thinkers who promoted the potato as a way to build a healthy and productive society.
LED lights can actually improve upon the sun and help grow plants in space. A Canadian team of researchers is helping to refine and perfect LED technology.
Over half the calories humans eat today come from corn, wheat and rice. Raising a greater diversity of types of crops and animals (agrobiodiversity) makes diets healthier and farming more resilient.
When Enlightenment thinkers were looking for a way to build a healthy and productive society, they hit upon the tuber.
Everything you need to know about the humble spud.
Potatoes are more nutrient-dense than many other staple foods in South Africa including maize meal, rice, bread and pasta.
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