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Bardhaman’s potato economy in focus as farmers weigh choices amid Bengal pollsIn Purba Bardhaman, potato farmers face price caps, weak markets and migration woes. As elections near, discontent simmers, but TMC still a...
Odisha makes first-ever global export of Moringa, Parwal to DubaiOdisha exported drumstick (moringa) and pointed gourd (parwal) internationally for the first time, shipping 910 kg to Dubai via Bhubaneswar...
West Bengal: Cold storage body offers potatoes at Rs 26 per kg to government to stem pricesThe West Bengal Cold Storage Association proposes supplying potatoes to the state government at Rs 26 per kg, significantly lower than curr...
The fate of the 10-minute delivery services is tied to India providing a ‘cooler’ solutionA range of issues has marred the cold chain industry, which have also become a barrier to the growth of other sectors. Now as e-commerce pl...
Potato farmers staring at a loss as prices fall below production costHigher production of potatoes coupled with a pause on government schemes like midday meal due to the lockdown have resulted in higher suppl...
Centre releases COVID-19 vaccination guidelines; first round set to cover 300 million peopleIn the first phase, those on the priority list will be healthcare workers, estimated at about 10 million, and frontline workers, another 10...
Gates Foundation pledges $250 mn more for battle against COVID-19The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Thursday pledged an additional $250 million to support the development of low-cost and easier to d...
Potatoes could get costlier in Kolkata — price may hit nearly Rs 50/kg in retail marketsPotato price should have witnessed correction after Diwali as the crop from Punjab began hitting the market by then but this has not been t...
Cold Chain Projects approved, to benefit 257,904 farmers and Create 16,200 jobsThe meetings, held during second fortnight of August, were chaired by Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal through video conferenc...
Potato Prices unlikely to Drop to ₹8-10 a kg this Year: ExpertsIf prices remain firm in Uttar Pradesh, it would impact that in West Bengal as well.
Potato to shed price flab in next ten daysThe state has produced 15.5 million tonnes of potatoes since the beginning of 2019.
Floods in several states send potato prices up 3% in 14 daysThis month, 50-55% of the potatoes stored in cold storages across Uttar Pradesh were used for consumption.
Potato prices fall 30% in UP, 50% in West BengalPotatoes are yet to mature this year and that is why cold storages have not yet started loading potatoes.
Bengal govt looks to potato futures to salvage pricesEngages in talks with NCDEX; farmers may cut acreage for next year’s crop by more than 5%
Potato production is likely to fall in Uttar Pradesh, West BengalPotato production is likely to fall in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Punjab in the current season due to a lack of interest among farmers ...
- Retail FDI will not help in reducing prices, improving infrastructure: Experts
FDI in multi-brand retail will not help farmers in getting good prices for produce, creating infrastructure and reducing inflation, experts...
- Cold storage, Post-harvest storages get Budget boost
FM may have disappointed retail sector by not ringing in even a diluted FDI policy for it, but he has made it immensely easy for foreign in...
- Budget may give fiscal sops for agri food supply chain infra
The measures announced by the PMO to fight food inflation included support to augment storage capacity of cereals and modernising godowns a...
- Potato prices likely to remain stable
Potato prices are expected to remain stable till the arrivals from potato-producing states of Bihar, West Bengal and Gujarat reach markets.
- Core status for cold chains may script hotter retail tale
The government is also planning to provide financial assistance to the extent of 75% of the total investment to those setting up cold chain...