Farm Frites judges new varieties CULTIVATION AND TECHNOLOGY That’s why – in recent years – we have been collaborating on the gradual development or the stopping of a variety’, explains Rovers. ‘The breeders and we – the processing industry – have the same aim: to improve the rate of return in the chain. In order to be successful in this, we are planning the process in such a way that we have exactly enough seed and consumption potatoes available for the production process. For it is extremely important that supply and demand remain balanced. Another thing is that we can often only use new varieties for processing. Marketing in other areas is then not profitable, because the new variety is not suitable for these markets. When Martin Vrij (fourth from the right) reveals which varieties are home grown, the breeders have their own stories to tell. easy to grow, then Farm Frites goes and finds out in the laboratory whether the processing characteristics that breeders have allocated the variety indeed meet their requirements. If there is agreement, then the acreage will be rapidly increased to enable a run to the factory. All these steps are made in close collaboration between Farm Frites on the one hand and the breeders and the trading company on the other. ‘Because, if and when a good variety is discovered, there must be sufficient seed to be able to handle that variety in the factory. Current varieties of high quality Finding new varieties is becoming increasingly difficult according to Vrij, because the current ones are already of high quality and a great deal about them is already known. Farm Frites presently works with nine varieties, which are Première, Felsina, Innovator, Miranda, Bintje, Fontane, Ramos, Agria and Asterix. Rovers is of the opinion that the ideal variety does not exist, but if a new variety should happily possess the length of the Innovater, the frying colour of the Ramos, the underwater weight of Fontane, the storage qualities of Asterix and the yield of the Agria, then we would be quite close to that perfect variety. But we haven’t reached that stage yet so there still is lots of work to be done for the Dutch potato breeders. ● Jaap Delleman More than 300 years of experience join together As you may be aware Van Rijn and KWS have now been working together since July 1st 2008 in a new Joint Venture in the seed potato industry, called Van Rijn - KWS B.V. UK OFFICE: van Rijn - K.W.S. (UK) Ltd. c/o 4 Manor Barns, Titchwell, King's Lynn Norfolk, PE31 8BB, United Kingdom T/F +44(0)148 52 10 174 UK General Manager Sue Williams BSc, MSc, PhD, Dip Law M +44(0)7826 95 83 33 T/F +44(0)148 52 10 174 swilliams@vanrijn.co.uk We are allways looking for new talent, check www.vanrijn-kws.com Potato World 2009 • number 2 27 Pagina 26
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