Cyprus: Ministry of Agriculture registers red potato with EU

The Ministry of Agriculture of Cyprus is about to register the red potato, the country's second most important agricultural product, with the European Union. The application for registration has been published in the Official Gazette of Cyprus. According to Minister Costas Kadis, there will be a one-month period for objections before the application is forwarded to the European Commission. Kadis stressed the importance of the registration of potatoes as a protection against potatoes of other origins being marketed as Cypriot potatoes. "You know that the potato is a victim of its own quality, because many potatoes of foreign origin are marketed as Cypriot potatoes, and the reputation and value of this product suffer," says Kadis. He believes ...