The Potato to the Limit: the Urgent Plan that Seeks to Prevent Its Disappearance

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The cultivation of the potato in the Balearic Islands is at a critical moment due to the threat of the pale balloon, a nematode of the soil that puts at risk some 900 hectares in the archipelago. To stop it, the Govern has activated a program of four years with more than seven million euros, with the objective of avoiding the collapse of a sector that exceeds 35,000 tons per year. The initiative, promoted by the Agriculture Ministry, seeks that …