Qualitative analysis of starch potato production on farms in Northeast Netherlands

Predictive quality-aware control for scheduling of potato starch production

“…Potatoes on each farm could be positioned at different locations: in the field, in a pit, or in a barn. Besides, potatoes can be processed at the factory [31]. When potatoes are harvested, they are put in a pit or a barn, or directly transported to the factory.…”

“…During a starch campaign, the factory takes from the growers a limited number of potatoes per day for processing. The growers harvest and gather potatoes and put them in the field or in a barn, waiting for their turn to send potatoes to the factory [31]. During storage, the changes of starch content in potatoes may follow different courses because each farm has different conditions of farming and storage.…”

“…Similar to the centralized strategy, the farm controllers are subject to constraints (30)- (35). Constraints (30), (31), and (32) ensure that the movements of units follow the topology of the network. Constraint (33) limits the number of units stored in locations with capacities.…”

Risk-Benefit Considerations of Mitigation Measures on Acrylamide Content of Foods – A Case Study on Potatoes, Cereals and Coffee

“…The EU25 produces about 60 million tonnes or about 20 % of world output of which over half are used for human consumption ( 149 ) . About 10 % are used as seed to plant the next season's crop (the crop is vegetatively propagated from tubers); some specific, high dry matter content types are used for starch production, for example in The Netherlands ( 150 ) and as a feedstock for alcohol production including vodka and bio ethanol as a renewable energy source. Surplus tubers, including potato processing waste are often fed to livestock or discarded.…”

Exploring variability in yield, resource use efficiency and environmental impact of ware potato production in the Netherlands

“…The negative effect of oxygen stress on potato yields in the Netherlands has not been clearly reported earlier. Excessive rainfall was earlier identified as a climate risk (Diogo et al, 2017;Schaap et al, 2011), and it was identified that it can cause a delay in planting and harvesting (van Oort et al, 2012) or resulted in severe water logging during the growing season (Wustman, 2005). However, these studies describe the effect of water excess on the timing of management activities and relatively extreme wet cases of standing water in the field.…”