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十二月 09, 2021
Big victory for farmers: India revokes patent for PepsiCo's Lay's potatoes
India has revoked a patent for a potato variety grown exclusively for PepsiCo Inc's popular Lay's potato chips, according to an order issued on Friday by the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights (PPVFR) Authority.
十二月 03, 2021
Target potato processing and cold storage technology, Manohar Lal Khattar to foreign cooperation department
Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal directed the Foreign Cooperation Department to target potato processing and cold storage technology in Haryana in collaboration with Dutch investors.
八月 20, 2021
Technico introduces a new early maturing red skin potato variety: Red Candy
Red Candy, a new potato variety launched by Technico Agri Sciences Ltd, combines early bulking with better storability. This addresses the key concerns of potato growers in e.g. in Bihar and Northern parts of West Bengal.
七月 28, 2021
'Amber Delight' : An Early Bulking Variety Bringing Prosperity to Table Potato Farmers in India
Technico Agricultural Sciences Limited (TASL), India has been carrying out extensive varietal evaluation trials under its Varietal Advancement program across the potato producing states in the country. Sponsored Content
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七月 19, 2021
Mahindra HZPC brings colour to the potato sector in India
Recently Mahindra HZPC brought 30 more potato varieties from HZPC to India. They include HZPC's Perupas, an assortment of colourful varieties, rich in antioxidants for healthy lifestyle. The recently introduced varieties are expected to give rise to new and differentiated supply chains, especially in the modern retail space.
七月 08, 2021
Jammu and Kashmir has potential of becoming a leading seed potato producer: Union Additional Secretary
Union Additional Secretary Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Vivek Agarwal said Jammu and Kashmir has the potential to produce high quality virus-free potato seeds and become its largest producer.
七月 06, 2021
Technico is changing the Potato Value Chain in India and beyond
Technico Agri Sciences Limited (a 100% subsidiary of ITC Ltd.) is an Agri-Biotech Company involved in the business of producing and selling 'Early Generation' high vigor seed potatoes, with its award winning TECHNITUBER® Seed Technology.
四月 05, 2021
Bharat Insecticides Ltd. unveils its new identity as Bharat Certis AgriScience Ltd.
Bharat Insecticides Ltd. (BIL), a group company of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Mitsui) specializing in crop protection products announced that it has changed its name to ‘Bharat Certis AgriScience Ltd.’ with effect from 1st April 2021.
三月 18, 2021
Costly seed potatoes and a low guaranteed selling price (MSP) could spell disaster for West Bengal farmers
Potato cultivators in West Bengal were afraid they will face severe losses as the price of good quality seeds have skyrocketed even as the minimum support price (MSP) fixed has remained relatively low.
三月 12, 2021
Bumper potato yield gives price stability hope in West Bengal
Retail prices of potatoes have risen marginally, given that farmers have been scrambling to stock up on the harvest, which has had a bumper production this year. This very bounty and the stockpiling is expected to keep potato prices stable over the next season.
二月 23, 2021
West Bengal allows cold storages to buy 1 Million tons of potato
Predicting a bumper harvest of potato this season, the West Bengal Cabinet on Monday decided to allow cold storage owners to purchase at least 10 lakh (1 Million) metric tons of tuber from farmers at a fixed price, so that they do not have to suffer losses, a senior official said.
二月 14, 2021
CPRI Ooty introduces two multi-resistant potato varieties, Kufri Sahyadri and Kufri Karan
Central Potato Research Institute, (CPRI) Ooty in Tamil Nadu has developed two disease resistant potatoes - Kufri Sahyadri and Kufri Karan - hybrid varieties which at present showing promising results in improving yield by 25 per cent to 30 per cent at laboratory level.





