Producers harvest trials of new potato varieties in the province of Arauco, Chile

Province of Arauco, April 7, 2024. To evaluate the result of the sowing of the trials of 12 varieties of certified potato seed, producers of this tuber from the province of Arauco, together with officials from the Municipality of Arauco, Prodesal and communal PDTI, began the harvest One of the three trials being carried out by the Biobío Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) in the communes of Contulmo, Los Álamos and Arauco, the latter had the participation of the Regional Director, Roberto Ferrada. In this regard, the SAG director pointed out that “it has been a joint work process with the Peasant Family Agriculture of the province of Arauco. In three places we carried out this trial, basically we tested the vegetative growth and production of 12 potato varieties. The idea was that farmers could learn about other varieties, how these varieties adapt to the edaphoclimatic conditions of the province and today we were also able to taste these potatoes as cooked potatoes, mashed ...