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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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Potato Storage
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...
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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.
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Potato Waste
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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McCain Foods to double retail network in India
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Roquette acquires assets of leading Indian starch manufacturer to become leader in a fast growing market
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 ...
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