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Neelkanth Kufri: This unique variety of potato grows in Bhopal fields
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], March 22 (ANI): A farmer in Bhopal has grown a unique variety of potatoes, known as 'Neelkanth Kufri' (blue potatoes) in the fields of Khajurikalan.
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Ahead of Phase 3 UP Assembly polls, potato farmers say falling prices, str
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Farukkabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 18 (ANI): Ahead of the third phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, which will cover majorly cover the state's potato farming belt, potato farmers have raised their pressing issues including falling prices, stray cattle menace and high electri
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Current price of onion is 22.36 per cent lower than that of the last year,
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): The all-India average retail price of onion as on February 17, 2022, stood at Rs 35.28 per kg, which is 22.36 per cent lower when compared with the price during the same day last year, Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution sa
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Fluctuations in prices of tomato, onion, potato depend on weather: Govt
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Prahlad Singh Patel on Friday informed in Rajya Sabha that there are several factors including weather conditions causing fluctuations in prices for tomato, onion and potato (TOP) crops.
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Nepali sellers face challenges as sales of cassava, sweet potato others dr
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 9 (ANI): The heaps of cassava, sweet potatoes and cocoyams are lesser in comparison to earlier years at Kalimati Fruits and Vegetable Market, the main supplier for Nepali capital Kathmandu. Though the Maghe Sakranti festival is at the doorsteps, the sales still rem
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Potato potboiler? Life beyond Chips n Fries
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): The potato has always been treated as a plebeian vegetable in India, but in many other countries it is the staple that substitutes for cereals. Ever since the tuber solanum tuberosum made its journey from South American continent to the older world, cha
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Andhra govt to distribute essential commodities free in flood-affected dis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], November 23 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday decided to distribute commodities like rice, red gram dal, onions, potatoes for free to all flood-affected families.
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Andhra govt to distribute essential commodities to flood-affected families
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], November 21 (ANI): After the review meeting on the flood situation in Chittoor, Nellore, Kadapa and Anantapur districts, the Andhra Pradesh government on Sunday decided to distribute essential commodities like rice, dal, edible oil, onions, and potatoes to
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Unseasonal rains ruin crops, adversely affect farmers in UP's Sambhal
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 8 (ANI): Heavy, unseasonal rains in the Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh last month destroyed crops causing financial losses to the farmers.
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Punjab Cabinet nod for tissue culture-based seed potato rules
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], November 7 (ANI): The Punjab Cabinet on Sunday approved the 'Punjab Tissue Culture Based Seed Potato Rules-2021' to develop Punjab as a standard potato seed centre.
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Study finds potatoes not linked to elevated heart health risk factors amon
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 28 (ANI): A new study has found that 9-17-year-old girls who consumed up to one cup of potatoes daily had no increased risk of becoming overweight or developing high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, or impaired fasting glucose.
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Heavy rains damage potato crop in UP's Moradabad
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 27 (ANI): Heavy rains and strong winds early this week damaged the standing crop of potatoes in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad.
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