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Potatoes New Zealand represents the interests of New Zealand's seed, table, and process potato growers. The potato industry is made up of around 290 growers who produce an estimated 500,000 tonnes of potatoes from 10,500 hectares in 2006. This website is funded by the Commodity Levy paid by potato growers. The site aims to provide growers with timely information on industry events and developments, and be a first point of reference for industry specific research and technical information. Some sections of this website are password protected and only available to levy payers and Potatoes New Zealand members. In order to view these pages you need to login or register.
Fantastic potato promoting activities for 2009 Whether it is the Baked potato campaign, Calling all grandparents! strategy , Kids What Now Spudtacular TV show, 2009 Great Potato Restaurant challenge, or the That's Life Best Chip Competition – there is plenty happening to maintain the momentum created in the United Nations 2008 International Year of the Potato. Click here to see what is on or to discover and order the fantastic new potato resources. 7th WPC – March 2009 The 7th World Potato Congress was a magical experience and I thoroughly enjoyed sharing Canterbury and New Zealand with the global potato industry. The feedback we are getting about the Congress and New Zealand is glowing. I met so many new people and learned many new ideas, I'm processing the information I collected, the contacts I made and the experiences I had. It was a privilege to have met people from around the world who are as passionate as I am about our industry. Our invited speakers not only are experts in their field but also are fine examples of the nature of potato industry people – generous, knowledgeable and with a practical, workable vision. I challenge you to meet and include more people from the potato industry, those who attended the Congress and those who didn't make it, to further grow our industry. As Ron Gall said in his thank you speech at the Congress Awards dinner, we are our own worst enemy and we need to stick together. I would also add we don't realise the importance of the part we play on the world stage. Potatoes are the ideal sustainable crop to help solve some of the world's problems, in particular the potential for us to feed the world in 2050 when the global population is expected to reach 9 billion people. We need to step up and remind our local consumers what a wonder food potatoes truly are. Please take time to view the online proceedings from the Congress at the link below and follow the other links also. Thanks to those who helped organise the Congress, especially those growers who put time and energy into ensuring Potatoes NZ put on a Congress to remember! Terry Olsen
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Potatoes New Zealand National Awards 1 September 2010 Nominations are now being called for the 2010 Potatoes New Zealand National Awards. The awards will be presented at the Potatoes New Zealand Gala Charity Dinner at Sky City Convention Centre, Auckland on 19 November 2010. The respective awards and the criteria are as follows: Chairman’s Award
Innovative Marketing Award (Implemented within the last three years)
Researcher of the Year Award
New Independent Director 1 September 2010 One of the objectives in Potatoes New Zealand's (PNZ) Strategic Plan is to investigate the incorporation of potato distributors and IP holders into PNZ. In other words, to look at the possibility of PNZ becoming a whole of industry organisation. As a first step the Directors of PNZ have co-opted Todd Hughes as an independent Director. Todd will be well-known to many in the industry. He has been involved in the marketing of potatoes since joining Turners & Growers in Te Puke in 1985. At present, Todd manages the T&G operation in Pukekohe and is a member of the T&G domestic management team. Todd will bring different insights and depth of knowledge of potato marketing to the Board table. He will add much to PNZ board discussions as we endeavour to achieve our goal of being the best potato industry organisation in the world. Psyllid voluntary contribution 11 August 2010 In the past 18 months Potatoes New Zealand has invested $460,247 in psyllid related research and extension activities. This represents 177% of the annual R&D levy paid by growers. We have also been working to leverage funding from a range of sources but there is still more work that needs to be done and as yet remains unfunded. That is why we are asking growers and all supply chain partners to make a voluntary contribution equating to $1 per tonne of potatoes (or potato products) sold. It is intended that all of these contributions will be directed to psyllid related research and extension activities. To find out more go to the Psyllid page. Psyllid newsletter 1 June 2010 The latest issue of the psyllid newsletter "Psyllid News" is now available. Click here to download it now. Potatoes NZ is committed to better understand our market 2 August 2010 This Consumer Research was conducted by The Nielsen Company in June 2010. The research collected, from over 1,000 households, actual purchase information together with household's attitudes and perceptions. The average statistical sampling error of these results is 2.95%. The details of the methodology are included in the download. In 2006 we conducted a our first major Consumer Research study, this second research project has allowed us to monitor changes in behaviour, perceptions and purchase patterns. The 2010 research is presented in four reports which we encourage you to share with your industry partners. A: Executive Summary
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Events Seed Potato Certification Authority meeting 07 Sep, Christchurch 08 Sep, Wellington Psyllid Discussion meeting – John Trumble 10 Sep, Christchurch Potatoes New Zealand is pleased to be welcoming US Psyllid scientist John...
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