Potato News from India

September 03, 2012

Potato prices decline in Bengal

After ruling firm for almost five months starting February this year, potato prices in West Bengal is on a declining trend.

September 02, 2012

Bihar's potatoes to be exported to Russia

Farmers in Bihar's Nalanda district are happy that potatoes grown by them through organic farming will be exported to Russia, an official said on Friday.

August 26, 2012

West Bengal to allow inter-state transfer of potato after October

The West Bengal government has decided to curb its decision to restrict inter-state transfer of potato after October. The new harvest starts coming into the market from November.

August 17, 2012

Potato export ban in West Bengal fails to bring prices down

Potato prices have not declined in the West Bengal despite the government banning potato export from August 1 from the state.

August 16, 2012

Novozymes supports scientist exchange between India and Denmark

?Novozymes and the Holck-Larsen Foundation have joined forces to work with Danish universities to set up a scientist exchange program – the first of its kind – between India and Denmark. “With many, many excellent universities, India has a large popul...

August 14, 2012

How Agra became India's cold storage hub and what impact it has on price of potatoes

Agra may be famous for its monuments, but it also holds 7% of India's cold storage capacity - more than in the whole of Punjab. Almost all of it is used to store potatoes. How did the city and surrounding areas become India's cold storage hub and what...

August 02, 2012

Punjabi farmers advised to sell stored potatoes by November

Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has advised farmers to sell potato stocks stored in cold storage judiciously during October and November, to fetch better returns.

August 01, 2012

Researchers in India developed technology to convert potato waste into cattle feed

The problem of glut of potatoes causing heavy losses to farmers can now be reduced drastically as the Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET) has standardized a technology for using any quality potatoes for the production of cattle feed of high nutritional value.

July 11, 2012

Steps taken to check potato late blight in the Indian state of Karnataka

The horticulture department and Krishi Vignana Kendra had organised a demonstration of spraying pesticides in Narasipura in the wake of spread of blight disease for potato crop under Salagame hobli in the taluk recently.

July 09, 2012

Bengal starts selling potatoes from ration shops

With the prices of potato soaring, the West Bengalgovernment Saturday started selling the tuber from ration shops in the city and satellite town of Salt Lake.

July 05, 2012

Lured by better returns, Bengal potato farmers go for premium variety

Hurt by the steep price fluctuation in the mass variety of potatoes (Jyoti variety), farmers in West Bengal are taking to the production of Chandramukhi – a premium category of the tuber – to earn steady returns.

June 28, 2012

Gujarat to have first potato dehydration centre soon

In a bid to enhance shelf-life of potatoes, Gujarat will soon set up its first potato dehydration centre in Palanpur town with a handling capacity of 500 kg per hour.

June 21, 2012

Potato prices to remain firm in coming months in West Bengal

Potato prices are expected to remain firm for the next few months in West Bengal. Prices have gone up by almost 34% for regular variety of potato over the last few months.

June 20, 2012

McCain Foods to double retail network in India

Processed food player McCain Foods Pvt Ltd is set to double its retail network in India from the current 4,500 to 9,000-10,000.

June 19, 2012

Bengal govt to revamp potato seeds institute

The West Bengal government (India) would revamp the ailing potato seeds institute at Kalimpong to keep its supply line intact for the benefit of farmers in the state without depending on Punjab or Haryana.

June 19, 2012

McCain to cultivate potato on 8000 acres in Gujarat by 2014

McCain Foods Pvt Ltd will bring 8,000 acres under potato cultivation in Gujarat (India) by 2014.

June 05, 2012

Sell potato on harvest, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University tells farmers

The Domestic and Export Market Intelligence Cell of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University has asked farmers to sell potato on harvest as there were less chances of price increasing.

June 05, 2012

Roquette acquires assets of leading Indian starch manufacturer to become leader in a fast growing market

Roquette, one of the global leaders in the starch industry announced today in Lestrem (Pas-de-Calais, France) the acquisition of the 3 starch production sites of the leading Indian starch manufacturer, Riddhi Siddhi Gluco Biols Ltd. Roquette takes the ...