Bangladesh: Potato farmers lose Tk 2,500cr a year: FAO
Potato farmers in Bangladesh lose at least Tk 2,500 crore every year due to unsold surplus production and post-harvest losses.
Asia 29/03/2022
India: Neelkanth Kufri (Blue Potatoes): The One-of-a-kind Potato Grown in Madhya Pradesh
Mishrilal Rajput, a Bhopal farmer, grew the blue potato and christened it ’Neelkanth Kufri.’
Asia 29/03/2022
China: Chinese potato grader set to enhance income of farmers
The Thiruvananthapuram-based Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI), which is propagating the cultivation of a high-yielding and disease-resistant …
Asia 29/03/2022
Cuba: Cuban potato harvest to reach record lows this year
Last week, the Cuban Ministry of Agriculture recognized that the national potato production will not cover the internal demand in 2022.
Latam 29/03/2022
India: Despite heavy rain in Jan, Punjab records highest-ever potato yield
Going by these details, the area under crop has increased 1.5 times in the state since 2004-05 and has seen a two-fold increase in production.
Asia 29/03/2022
Canada: P.E.I. potato farmers say it’s ’crunch time’ as spring planting nears, U.S. border remains closed
Potato growers on Prince Edward Island say they’re running out of time as they try to decide what varieties and how many hectares to plant this spring without knowing whether they’ll have access to the U.S. market.
Norte Am. 29/03/2022
Kenia: National Potato Council of Kenya plans on increasing potato production
The National Potato Council of Kenya intends to ramp up national potato production to 2.5 million tons per year.
Africa 29/03/2022
Chipre: Potato farmers rue ruined crop, seek support
Akel general secretary Stefanos Stefanou urged the government to compensate potato farmers in the Famagusta district whose crops were destroyed by the ongoing bout of severe weather.
Europa 29/03/2022