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Contents 2 Asia is the new continent for potatoes 6 Bayer CropScience supports China’s potato development 8 The potato – versatile and nutritious 12 The UK Potato Project – Participation that paid off 14 ‘Innovation and knowledge determine our success’ 18 Phytophthora infestans is becoming increasingly aggressive 21 New combination of active substances against potato blight 22 Colorado beetle and aphids – threatening, but manageable 26 Potatoes… from Peru to the world 28 Potato starch – a versatile commodity Asia is the new contine for potatoes Published by: Bayer CropScience AG, Monheim / Editor: Bernhard Grupp / With contributions from: Agroconcept GmbH, K. Doughty, S. Rudolph, A. Schirring, C. Wang, M. Wiedenau / Design and Layout: Xpertise, Langenfeld / Litho graphy: LSD GmbH & Co. KG, Düsseldorf / Printed by: Dynevo GmbH, Leverkusen / Repro duction of contents is per missible providing Bayer is acknowl edged and advised by specimen copy / Editor’s address: Bayer CropScience AG, Corporate Commu ni cations, Alfred-Nobel-Str. 50, 40789 Monheim am Rhein, Germany, FAX: 0049-2173- 383454 / Website: www.bayercropscience.com Forward-Looking Statements This publication may contain forward-looking statements based on current assumptions and forecasts made by Bayer Group or subgroup management. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual future results, financial situation, development or performance of the company and the estimates given here. These factors include those discussed in Bayer’s public reports which are available on the Bayer website at www.bayer.com. The company assumes no liability whatsoever to update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future events or developments. Today, the potato is grown in 130 countries, on all continents of the world. Asia und Oceania have now overtaken Europe as the world’s most important producers. In 2007, 320 million tonnes of potatoes were harvested from around 19.2 million ha of land around the world. The areas of greatest production are Asia (8.7 million ha under cultivation) and continental Europe (7.4 million ha). Within the latter region, cultivation is concentrated in the Russian Federation, the European Union, and the Ukraine. During the last two decades, potatogrowing has declined in developed countries, but it has seen an increase in developing countries and newly-industrialising countries – particularly in Asia. This change has resulted not only from an extension of the area under cultivation, but also through a broader inclusion of potatoes in the rotation system, which has been made possible by the availability of early-ripening varieties. With a vegetative period of 80 to 100 days, these varieties fit well into cultivation gaps between traditional crops, for example between rice and wheat in India. The cultivation methods used in developing countries and newly-industrialising countries vary considerably according to grow ing conditions and market circumstances. In the Andes, Central Africa and the Himalayas, potatoes are grown by hand on small subsistence farms. But in most of the other regions, cultivation is largely mechanised. South America, the continent that originally gave the world the potato, is now in fact the region with the smallest potato 2 COURIER 1/08
World potato production 1991-2007 (in million tonnes) Blue: developed countries Orange: developing countries World potato production 1991-2007 Blue: developed countries Orange: developing countries 200 150 100 nt 50 0 Countries 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 million tonnes ❚ Developed 183.13 199.31 177.47 174.63 165.93 166.94 160.97 159.99 155.53 ❚ Developing 84.86 101.95 108.50 128.72 135.15 145.92 152.11 160.12 165.13 WORLD 257.25 301.27 285.97 303.36 301.08 312.86 313.09 320.11 320.67 Source: FAOSTAT harvest (less than 16 million tonnes in 2006 and 2007). Traditionally, potatoes are grown on small family farms in the Peruvian Andes. However, potato cultivation has increased in recent years in Argentina, Brazil, Columbia and Mexico, where the impetus for expansion has come from larger farm-owners, often working together with breeding organisations. Fast Food leads the way in the USA In 2007, the USA harvested 17.6 million tonnes, making it the fifth-largest potato producer in the world. Cultivation is concentrated in the following states: Idaho, Washington, Wisconsin, North Dakota and Colorado. Only a third of all potatoes produced in the USA is destined for consumption as fresh produce: around 60% is either processed into frozen foods such as French fries, or is made into crisps and starch. The remaining 6% is retained as seed for planting. Canada lies in 12th place on the FAO list of world producers, with around 5 million tonnes of production. This reflects a steady increase since the 1990s that has been driven by the international export demand for processed potato products. Thirty-seven percent of the harvest goes into processing for export: the biggest customer here is the USA. Giants of potato production – China and India The combined region of Asia and Oceania is the world leader in potato production. The People’s Republic of China produced 72 million tonnes in 2007 (more than a fifth of the world’s harvest) on around 5 million ha, the world’s largest area under cultivation (25% of the total). Nevertheless, potato cultivation is less widespread in China than maize- and sweet potatogrowing: the latter crops are used as the basis for animal feed, whereas the potato is used mainly for human nutrition (30 kg per person per year according to FAO figures). Potato production in India has increased more than eight-fold within the last 30 years. Today, with its annual harvest of 26 million tonnes, India is the world’s third-largest producer. Australia and New Zealand are among the smaller potato-producing nations, with a major part of the harvest going into processing. Impressively high yields are 1/08 COURIER 3
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Page 11 and 12: Some tips for preparing potatoes
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