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六月 12, 2008

Water shortage in Madhya Pradesh poses threat to the production of potato seeds at CPRI Research Station

The potato research centre, which has earned a name for producing quality potato seeds, is facing problems due to water scarcity. Most of the research center’s water sources have dried up. Even people working at the centre are not getting sufficient s...
六月 09, 2008

The sad state of cold storages in India

This news from Deesa town in Gujarat reiterates the need for India to focus on building new warehouses across the country to help farmers keep their harvest in safe places. In a recent incident, farmers in Deesa in north Gujarat lost their potato harve...
六月 08, 2008

Pakistan Potato production almost 3 million tons

The potato production in Pakistan has significantly risen and it touched the figures of 2919.21 thousand tons during 2007-08 fiscal year against the set target of 2148.26 thousand tons.  Official sources in the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livesto...
六月 01, 2008

Potato oversupply in Bangladesh

Bangladeshi farmers produced a record eight million tonnes of potato in a year that has witnessed a steep fall in rice production caused by floods and a cyclone that hit last November. Facing a dual challenge of importing rice and saving the potato’s ...
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五月 26, 2008

GAIN Report: Oil Seeds and Products India 2008

MY 2008/09 total oilseed production is forecast at 36 million tons, up 6 percent over MY 2007/08, mainly due to an anticipated increase in soybean and peanut production in response to prevailing high prices. MY 2008/09 edible oil imports are forecast a...
五月 22, 2008

Potato prospects in Indonesia face many challenges

With its high rate of growth, high yield and low water consumption, the potato has become the world's fourth major food crop in the world, but its prospects in Indonesia face many challenges, a representative for Indonesia's chapter of the Food and Agr...
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五月 16, 2008

Bangladesh: Potatoes rotting in storage due to erratic power

Erratic power supply and low voltage are hampering the smooth operations of cold storage facility, destroying a significant amount of the produce. “My cold storage requires between 380 and 440 voltage to run smoothly but I also take the risk of runnin...
五月 15, 2008

Bangladesh tells its people to “Think potato, grow potato and eat potato,”

Dhaka: Potatoes are not high on the menu for Bangladesh’s 140 million people, but a surge in rice and wheat prices has prompted the government to popularize the humble spud as a substitute food.   “Think potato, grow potato and eat potato,” was the ma...
五月 08, 2008

Bangladesh holds potato fair to popularize it as staple food

The Bangladeshi caretaker government has arranged a three-day mega potato fair in capital Dhaka with companies and hotels showcasing recipes to popularizes the vegetable as a top food item to ease pressure off the main staple rice. The country's first ...
Govt decision to ban potato futures questioned
五月 08, 2008

Govt decision to ban potato futures questioned

Potato farmers and traders have questioned the government's rationale behind banning futures trading in the crop when there is a glut in the market and prices have declined due to bumper production. "There was no reason for the government to ban ...
五月 06, 2008

Bangladesh launched campaign to popularise potato

Bangladesh, in a frantic bid to reduce dependence of its 114mn populace on rice, has launched a campaign to popularise potato as a nutritious food but plans not to replace rice with it as the staple.The campaign was kicked off as a bumper potato produc...
五月 06, 2008

Jalandhar potato growers to install grading machines

To cut the cost of manual grading of the potato crop, Jalandhar Potato Growers Association is all set to install grading machines of International standard and for the purpose approached Holland based company Allround Nu-Tech. "Presently the potat...
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四月 24, 2008

Potato rots in Chandpur cold storages as overloading raises temperature

A huge amount of potato is rotting at several cold storages in Chandpur Sadar, Matlab, Hajiganj, and Kochua upazilas, said affected potato growers, traders and middlemen.About 1,500 potato growers, traders and middlemen who stored their potatoes at Pa...
Bangladeshi army is ordered to march on potatoes rather than rice
四月 21, 2008

Bangladeshi army is ordered to march on potatoes rather than rice

When the order came down from the top brass of Bangladesh's armed forces it sounded like a joke. Some of the soldiers and sailors who were told that from now on their daily rations would include increased servings of potatoes almost certainly did not ...
四月 17, 2008

Bangladesh: CS Karim, Moeen recommend more potato intake

Agriculture adviser CS Karim and army chief Moeen U Ahmed Wednesday urged people to build a habit of eating more potato to cut pressure on rice as the core food.General Moeen said: "The country witnessed five natural calamities in the past five ye...
四月 14, 2008

India: 'Potato prices to stabilise at Rs 5-6 a kg'

"The prices of potatoes are not expected to come down further as farmers will not sell below cost of production,"said Satish Bhonde, Additional Director of Nashik-based National Horticultural Research and Development Foundation.   The prices...
四月 13, 2008

West Bengal Farmers hit by distress sale

At a time when inflation has touched a three year high of 7.41 per cent and prices of all foodgrains have gone up, potato growers here are a distressed lot as prices of potato have remained low.West Bengal Agriculture Marketing minister Mortaza Hossain...
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四月 05, 2008

SPS takes over Pailan's Potato Flake unit

The Rs 2000-crore SPS Group, with interests in steel, hotels and biscuits among other things, has taken over a potato flakes project set up by Apurba Saha's Pailan group, another diversified outfit that is into education, aviation, township developmen...

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