According to official estimates, the district produces around 1.40 crore quintals of potato every year but had no local chips factory until 650 women got together to open ’Arch Chips’.
Maximum price fixed at ₹2,800 per quintal. Hassan district administration has advised merchants to sell seed potatoes to farmers for a price not exceeding ₹2,800 per quintal.
Tomar emphasized that technology will be critical in meeting the State’s Potato Seeds needs as well as increasing production at the national level.
Curso de capacitación fue organizado por la Estación Experimental Agraria Andenes del INIA.
Industry experts claim that potato growers will walk away from the sector as cost pressures make the staple crop unviable in Australia.
With the border opened again for potato growers in Prince Edward Island to ship product to the U.S., growers there have a renewed sense of optimism.
El proyecto incrementa la producción y reduce costesl se logra la optimización del uso de agua, que se reduce entre el 30% y el 50%.
La Región de Los Lagos es la única región del Área Libre de Plagas Cuarentenarias de la Papa que realiza exportaciones de semilla certificada, enviando, cada temporada, aproximadamente unas 525 tn a Brasil y 240 tn a Guatemala.
