Tag: Potato

Pomato was developed last year and IIVR scientists have been trying to further improve the quality and quantity of the same.

  Berhampur: A day after Odisha Government imposed stock holding limits on potatoes; district administration along with Civil Supplies department officials today conducted raids at different potato godowns in Berhampur. The raids were carried out in Desi Behera Sahi area and the wholesale market of Bada Bazaar after the officials were informed that these godowns […]

Bhubaneswar: Prices of potato is likely to touch Rs 30-40 per kg in coming three-four months following crop damage in different parts of the country, predicted Food and Civil Supplies Minister Surya Narayan Patro today. This has forced Odisha government to step up measures to check any kind of abnormal price rise of the kitchen […]

While ministers and BJD leaders are busy blaming each other on the issue of the steep rise in the price of potato in the state, the BJP has taken a potshot at the state government for its failure in arresting the price rise

Cracking down further on hoarding, the Centre on Wednesday put onion and potato under purview of the Essential Commodities Act and imposed stock holding limits in a bid to improve availability and rein in prices

Ahmedabad: Facing increasing pressure, food and beverages giant PepsiCo on Thursday said it has withdrawn the case it filed against nine Gujarat farmers for growing a potato variety which it claimed was its registered product. “To safeguard the larger interest of farmers, PepsiCo India was compelled to take judicial recourse to protect its registered variety. […]

New Delhi: After potato and onion, the price of edible oil has now gone up due to a sharp increase in the cost of oilseeds. Crude palm oil (CPO) prices in the domestic futures market have risen by 53 per cent in the past six months due to a decline in palm oil production in […]