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Europatat welcomes VLAM as new associated member
Europatat is glad to announce that VLAM has joined the association as an associated member. VLAM vzw is a private organisation that is recognised by the Belgian Flemish government as the only promotion centre for the promotion both in the internal and external markets...
Europatat signs EU Code of Conduct
Europatat has signed the EU Code of Conduct for Responsible Food Business and Marketing Practices, a voluntary initiative with which the European potato trade sector commits to contribute and support the transition towards a more sustainable food system that it has...
The global potato value chain supports FAO’s International Food Day
On 16 October, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) organises the International Food Day. FAO states that the food we choose and the way we consume it affect our health and that of our planet. It has also an impact on the way agri-food systems work. We, the...
The Cypriot trader Optimus Land joins Europatat!
Europatat warmly welcomes Optimus Land, a company based in Liopetri – Famagusta – Red Villages Cyprus and specialised in the production of high-quality potatoes with a history in the potato trading for more than ten years. Optimus Land is making an effort to promote a...
ADAPT project – 2021 field trials’ progress report
Europatat is part of an international consortium involved in the research project ADAPT (“Accelerated Development of multiple-stress tolerAnt PoTato”), which aims at developing new strategies to make potatoes fit for the challenging growth conditions of the future....
29 September, International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
Today we celebrate the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW) to call to action to halve food waste by 2030 and reduce food losses along the food production and supply chains. Europatat members are fully committed to maintain food waste levels...
Europatat and the EU promotion policy
The EU’s agricultural promotion policy is one of the flagship initiatives of the European Commission, aiming at supporting the competitiveness of EU’s agri-food sector. Fresh potatoes are one of the eligible products within the EU’s promotion budget. As such,...
Joint Statement from the Agri-Food sector on the revision of the EU Promotion Policy
In the context of the revision of the EU Promotion Policy and the ongoing discussions on the draft 2022 Annual Work Programme, Europatat and other 14 European agri-food sector organisations, which are members of the Civil Dialogue Group on Promotion and Quality, are...
ADAPT project: farmer’s survey’s points out climate change as the biggest threat to potato production in Europe
Europatat is part of an international consortium involved in the research project ADAPT (“Accelerated Development of multiple-stress tolerAnt PoTato”), which aims at developing new strategies to make potatoes fit for the challenging growth conditions of the future....
CESPU, Copa-Cogeca, Europatat, Euroseeds and Starch Europe’s statement on New Genomic Techniques in potato breeding
The co-signing associations support the conclusions of the Commission study stating that the current GMO legislation in the EU faces clear implementation challenges and is no longer fit for purpose. We strongly welcome the Commission’s intention to initiate a...