West Bengal farmers are now on a track to tap profit from potato cultivation and even started several organised potato processing unit in the state. It seemed to them very profitable compared to any other crop within their limit.
According to a recent study conducted by the Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI), farmers can yield 47 percent profit from doing potato cultivation. It is more than the kharif rice crop and 118 percent more than the summer rice crop on a hectare of land.
The study reveals that the kharif rice-potato-summer rice cycle is fast replacing the kharif rice-potato-sesame cycle due to low profitability of the latter.
A farmer could earn between Rs 9000-10000 as net income from a hectare of potato crop against RS 6400 on an average from kharif rice and Rs 4300 from rice cultivation. In case of sesame, the earning is close to Rs 1,500 a year, said the study.
PepsiCo India (Lays), G P Foods (Pogo), Potato King and Faber Leather has processing units in the state. There has been an increase in demand for raw material because of these processing units, the study said.
According to a recent study conducted by the Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI), farmers can yield 47 percent profit from doing potato cultivation. It is more than the kharif rice crop and 118 percent more than the summer rice crop on a hectare of land.
The study reveals that the kharif rice-potato-summer rice cycle is fast replacing the kharif rice-potato-sesame cycle due to low profitability of the latter.
A farmer could earn between Rs 9000-10000 as net income from a hectare of potato crop against RS 6400 on an average from kharif rice and Rs 4300 from rice cultivation. In case of sesame, the earning is close to Rs 1,500 a year, said the study.
PepsiCo India (Lays), G P Foods (Pogo), Potato King and Faber Leather has processing units in the state. There has been an increase in demand for raw material because of these processing units, the study said.
