By Gaon Connection
The anticipation of the harvest festival of Holi has failed to bring cheer to potato farmers in Uttar Pradesh. Low prices, lack of cold storage facilities, and rising temperatures have left them in the lurch.
The anticipation of the harvest festival of Holi has failed to bring cheer to potato farmers in Uttar Pradesh. Low prices, lack of cold storage facilities, and rising temperatures have left them in the lurch.
By Virendra Singh
The anticipation of the harvest festival of Holi has failed to bring cheer to potato farmers in Uttar Pradesh. Low prices, lack of cold storage facilities, and rising temperatures have left them in the lurch.
The anticipation of the harvest festival of Holi has failed to bring cheer to potato farmers in Uttar Pradesh. Low prices, lack of cold storage facilities, and rising temperatures have left them in the lurch.
By Gaon Connection
A high yielding variety of Kufri potatoes has been introduced in Koraput in Odisha where over 7,000 farmers are reaping profits. These ‘rain’ variety potatoes are sown in July during peak rains and harvested in October.
A high yielding variety of Kufri potatoes has been introduced in Koraput in Odisha where over 7,000 farmers are reaping profits. These ‘rain’ variety potatoes are sown in July during peak rains and harvested in October.
By Niroj Ranjan Misra
A high yielding variety of Kufri potatoes has been introduced in Koraput in Odisha where over 7,000 farmers are reaping profits. These ‘rain’ variety potatoes are sown in July during peak rains and harvested in October.
A high yielding variety of Kufri potatoes has been introduced in Koraput in Odisha where over 7,000 farmers are reaping profits. These ‘rain’ variety potatoes are sown in July during peak rains and harvested in October.
By Ajay Mishra
By satyam kumar
In 2020-21, over 64,879.26 metric tonnes of apples and 3,67,309.04 metric tonnes of potatoes were produced in Uttarakhand, a large chunk of it in Chamoli district. But, due to a lack of cold storage units, farmers are forced to sell their produce at a very low rate. Setting up cold storage facilities can cut down post harvest losses and increase farmers' income.
In 2020-21, over 64,879.26 metric tonnes of apples and 3,67,309.04 metric tonnes of potatoes were produced in Uttarakhand, a large chunk of it in Chamoli district. But, due to a lack of cold storage units, farmers are forced to sell their produce at a very low rate. Setting up cold storage facilities can cut down post harvest losses and increase farmers' income.
By Jyotsna Richhariya
Farmers in India incur nearly USD 12,520 million in post-harvest losses annually due to inadequate cold storage facilities. BASE and Empa's 'Your Virtual Cold Chain Assistant' project is making sustainable cooling accessible, affordable, and an indispensable part of post-harvest management for the Indian farmers.
Farmers in India incur nearly USD 12,520 million in post-harvest losses annually due to inadequate cold storage facilities. BASE and Empa's 'Your Virtual Cold Chain Assistant' project is making sustainable cooling accessible, affordable, and an indispensable part of post-harvest management for the Indian farmers.
By Gaon Connection
The Maharashtra government has announced it will set up banks in order to curb the shortage of onions. However, unimpressed farmers say that the move will only benefit traders and the consumers.
The Maharashtra government has announced it will set up banks in order to curb the shortage of onions. However, unimpressed farmers say that the move will only benefit traders and the consumers.
By Pratyaksh Srivastava
The Maharashtra government has announced it will set up banks in order to curb the shortage of onions. However, unimpressed farmers say that the move will only benefit traders and the consumers.
The Maharashtra government has announced it will set up banks in order to curb the shortage of onions. However, unimpressed farmers say that the move will only benefit traders and the consumers.
By Pratyaksh Srivastava
After two weeks of vigorous market speculation about the possibility of India putting some curbs in place to limit the export of rice, the Union government has put taxes on non-basmati, non-parboiled rice and prohibited the export of broken rice. The decision has invited criticism from exporters as they caution that such flip-flop in the export policy is detrimental to the country's commercial interests in the world market.
After two weeks of vigorous market speculation about the possibility of India putting some curbs in place to limit the export of rice, the Union government has put taxes on non-basmati, non-parboiled rice and prohibited the export of broken rice. The decision has invited criticism from exporters as they caution that such flip-flop in the export policy is detrimental to the country's commercial interests in the world market.