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39WINTER2013armersandoodproducersstarttoadaptnowtheycanstaveosomeothedouroodproductionanddistributionscenarioslaidoutinthisresearchexplainsThornton.Buttheycantacethesecomplexinterrelatedproblemswhichvaryromcroptocropandregiontoregionalone.Theyneedsupportromthehighestlevels.SourceCCAFSCommunicationsCGIARPeruForitsourtheditionCIPsCatalogueoPotatoVarietiesandAdvancedCloneshasbeenreleasedandnowlists399clonesand70varietiesdevelopedbytheinstitution.ThecatalogueisavailableinEnglishSpanishChineseandorthersttimeFrenchwhileversionsinDutchGermanPortugueseandRussianareplannedorthethedition.The2013cataloguealsoprovidesmoreinormationonadvancedclonespollenviabilityandfeshcolour.ThehardcopycomeswithtwoleafetsBreedersChoicewhichdetailsheat-tolerantclonesandRainbowChoicewhichlistsnovelcloneswithred-todarkpurple-colouredfesh.Theclonesaremadeavailableorworldwidedistributiontopotatoresearchprogramsandotherinterestedpartiesincludingnationalprogramsuniversitiesproducerassociationsandarmercommunitieseitherorthedirectselectionocandidatevarietiesororuseasparentalmaterial.SourceCIPUnitedKingdomResearchersarelookingtoreducedietarylevelsothecarcinogenacrylamidebydevelopinganewvarietyopotato.Acrylamideisormedduringhigh-temperaturecooking.Thechemicalhasbeenlinkedtoanelevatedriskocancersoregulatorsarekeentolimittheamountpresentinwheatryeandpotatoproducts.Oneapproachistodeveloppotatovarietiesthatarelowinacrylamideprecursorsinotherwordstheaminoacidasparagineandreducingsugars.ThisisthegoaloalargeprojectundedbytheBiotechnologyandBiologicalSciencesResearchCouncilhoweverinpotatoesthelinkbetweentheprecursorsandacrylamidelevelsarearromsimple.Aspartoeortstoindentiythecharacteristicsrequiredbyalowacrylamide-ormingpotatoresearchersinvestigatedtheormationothechemicalinninedierentpotatovarietieswhichareallusedorprocessing.TheteamledbyNigelHalordromRothamstedResearchU.K.measuredthelevelsoacrylamideprecursorsineachvarietyalongwiththeamountoacrylamideormedduringrying.Theprecursor-acrylamiderelationshipwasoundtobevariety-dependentmakingitverydiculttoidentiyspecictargetsorbreedingprograms.WearealsolookingattheeectsodierentgrowingconditionsandtryingtounderstandthegeneticsandbiochemistryoprecursormetabolismsaysHalord.Ouraimistocomeupwiththetoolstoproducelowacrylamidevarietiesor1015yearsintheuturewhentheremaybestricterregulatorylimits.SourceChemistryWorldResearchGatePubMed.govUnitedStatesTheNationalPotatoCouncilintheUnitedStateshassentreportstotheOceotheUnitedStatesTradeRepresentativeonthebarriersacedbyexportersoU.S.potatoesin2012.TheNCPsreportsincludedsanitaryandphytosanitarySPSbarriersandoreignstandards-relatedbarriers.Thesealongwithathirdreportontariandquota-basedbarrierssubmittedinOctoberarecollectivelyknownastheNationalTradeEstimateReport.SPSbarriersincludeissuesrelatedtoplanthealthsuchasnematodesandzebrachipdisease.Standards-relatedmeasuresincludeinterpretationandimplementationovariousoreignregulationsastheypertaintoUnitedStatespotatoexports.Asnotedinthereportsexportswhichnowaccountor16percentoU.S.potatoproductionwerevaluedatUS1.6billionromJuly2011toJune2012.OngoingeortstoresolvethemarketbarriersoutlinedinthereportscouldpotentiallydoublethecurrentleveloU.S.potatoexports.SourceUnitedStatesNationalPotatoCouncilHZPCAmericasCameroonTheUnitedStatesDepartmentoAgriculturehaspurchased240metrictonnesodehydratedpotatogranulesand320metrictonnesodehydratedpotatofakesundertheMcGovern-DoleInternationalFoodorEducationandChildNutritionProgram.TheMcGovern-Doleprogramisaglobalschooleedingprogrampromotingeducationchilddevelopmentandoodsecurityorsomeotheworldspoorestchildren.ThepotatogranulespurchasedunderthisprogramwillbeutilizedinCameroonbytheprivatevoluntaryorganizationCounterpartInternationalaspartoathree-yearschooleedingproject.Theprojectwillultimatelyuse1986metrictonnesodehydratedpotatoesandwillpromotethegrowingoreshpotatoesbyCameroonscitizenstodevelopamoresustainableoodsource.PriortothepurchaseonlyU.S.dehydratedpotatofakeshadbeenapprovedandpurchasedoroodassistanceprograms.TheinclusionoortiedpotatogranulesmarksanachievementortheUSPBwhichpromotesthesuitabilityodehydratedpotatoproductsasabaseorortication.ThisisthersttimeU.S.dehydratedpotatogranuleshavebeenpurchasedoraU.S.internationaloodassistanceprogram.Thesignicanceothispurchaseisthelong-termpotentialorthepotatoindustrysaidRitcheyToevsco-chairotheUnitedStatesPotatoBoardsinternationalmarketingcommittee.BydevelopingdemandandopportunitiesininternationaloodassistanceprogrammingwearecreatinganewoutletorU.S.potatogrowersthatdidnotpreviouslyexist.SourceUSPB