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WORLDREVIEWSPUDSMART.COMSPRING201558GERMANYColoradopotatobeetleCPBisoneothemostdestructiveandhardtocontrolinsectpestsduetoitsresistanceagainstpesticides.ResearchersromMaxPlanckInstitutehavenowdevelopedanalternativetopesticides.AccordingtotheresearchersthenewtechnologyutilizesmolecularbiologyandallowsorpreciseprotectionagainstCPBwithoutusingchemicalsorintroducingoreignproteinsintothepotatoplant.ThiswasdonebyadoptingthemechanismoRNSintererenceRNAiinprotectingplantungiandinsectagainstvirus.TheRNAiworksbyidentiyingthedoublestrandedRNAtranserredbytheviralpathogentohostscellandchoppingthisdsRNAintosmallintereringRNAssiRNAS.siRNAsarethenusedtodetectanddestroyoreignRNA.ThisRNAimechanismhasbeenemployedbygeneticallyengineeringplantstomodiytheirnucleargenometoproducedsRNAagainstinsectpests.Theresearchersaimedtoimproveuponthisprocessbydevelopingtransplastomicplantsinwhichthechloroplastgenomeissubjecttomodifcationinsteadothenucleargenome.Feedingstudiesopotatobeetlelarvaewiththeleavesotransplastomicplantsshowthattheleavesarelethaltothelarvaeandgainanincreaseresistanceagainstherbivores.SOURCEMAXPLANCKINSTITUTEFRANCEAmajorcampaigntostimulatetheconsumptionopotatoeshasbeguninFrance.SpearheadedbyFrancesmajorpotatoassociationandfnanciallysupportedbytheFrenchgovernmentandtheEuropeanUnionthethree-yeareortwilltargetvariousmediaplatormsincludingTVwebandsocialmedia.Thecampaignencompassestwodierentmarketingprogramsoneocusedjustonpotatoesandtheotherocusingonotherruitsandvegetablesinadditiontopotatoes.Thefrstcampaignstressestheversatilityothepotatoanddelvesintohowdierentpotatodishesrequiredierentpotatocharacteristicsandthereoredierentpotatovarieties.FranceisthesecondpotatoproducerinthewesternEuropeanUnionaterGermanyandistheEUsbiggestexporteropotatoes.SOURCECNIPTARMENIAArmeniaspotatoexportsroseconsiderablyin2013and2014rompreviousyears.AccordingtofguresprovidedbythecountrysNationalStatisticalServiceArmeniaexported23500tonsopotatoesin2013thelargestamountopotatoexportssince2007.Thecountryexportedslightlyewerpotatoesin2014thanitdidin2013.Priorto2010ArmeniaexportedpotatoesonlytoGeorgiaandRussia.AterwardstheexportmarketexpandedtoIranIraqKazakhstanandTurkmenistan.In2013IraqwasthelargestimporteroArmenianpotatoesat5000tons.Until2013ArmeniawasalsoimportingmorepotatoesthanitwasexportingSince2007mostothesepotatoimportshavecomeromtheNetherlands.SOURCEHETQUGANDATheEastAricannationoUgandaisgettingitsfrstpotatoprocessingplant.ItwasannouncedinJanuarythattheUS10-millionactorywillbebuiltinKisoroabout50kilometresromUgandancapitalKampala.TherenchryproductionplantwillbeamajoroutletmarketororpotatoarmersinthreecountriesUgandaRwandaandEasternDemocraticRepublicotheCongo.TherealsoplanstoexpandproductionattheactoryintootheroodproductstoutilizethepotentialoUgandaagriculture.SOURCEEASTAFRICANBUSINESSWEEKUNITEDSTATESMorethananyothersegmentotheoodindustrythepotatoindustryhasmadethegreatestimprovementsintheattyacidprofleoitsproductsincludingrenchriedpotatoes.Althoughtheoilsusedtocooktodaysriesarenowpredominatelyall-vegetableoilsthatcontainprimarilymono-andpolyunsaturatedatsFrenchriesarestillotenincorrectlycitedasasourceotransatinpopularmediaandscientifcpublicationsalike.ThedramaticreductioninthetransatcontentoFrenchriedpotatoeswasrecentlyconfrmedbytwonewstudiespublishedinPreventingChronicDisease.ResearchersattheJeanMayerUSDAHumanNutritionResearchCenteronAgingatTutsUniversityanalyzedthecaloriesodiumsaturatedatandtransatcontentopopularmenuitemsservedatthreenationalastoodchainsbetween1996and2013.Theyoundthatwhiletheaveragecaloriesodiumandsaturatedatcontentstayedrelativelyconstantacrossmostmenuitemstherewasamarkedandconsistentdeclineinthetransatcontentorenchries.ThesechangesaredocumentedbythreemorekeygovernmentstudieswhichwereacknowledgedbytheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministrationinitsrecentnoticeontheproposedruleontheGenerallyRecognizedasSaestatusopartiallyhydrogenatedoils.Inadditiontotransormingthenutrientprofleocookingoilsinnovationsinoodtechnologyarecontinuallyimprovingthenutrientproflesoallormsothewhitepotatotoensurethatthisalreadynutritiousaordableandpopularvegetablecontinuestoalignwithdietaryguidance.ThemostrecentavailableconsumptiondatashowthatFrenchriesareconsumedinamountswellwithincurrentdietaryguidanceandthattheycontributeimportantnutrientswhileprovidingaverysmallproportionocaloriessaturatedatandtransattothedietsoAmericans.SOURCEALLIANCEFORPOTATORESEARCHANDEDUCATION