Tag: Potato Mission

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress today launched a scathing attack on the Odisha government over failure of the Potato Mission in state after reports of a possible rise in prices of the vegetable in the coming three-four months due to crop damage in different parts of the country. “Odisha government had […]

Bhubaneswar: The Potato Mission undertaken by the state government has not been a failure, informed Odisha Agriculture minister, Pradeep Maharathy during discussion in the State Assembly today. Maharathy informed the House that as compared to 2014, 59% more land has been brought under potato cultivation in 2015, stating further that as per estimates, potato production […]

Bhubaneswar: Concerned over the steep hike in the price of potato in the state, the Odisha government has decided to prepare a contingency plan to regulate its price. Briefing media persons after presiding over a high level meeting at the State Secretariat here on Tuesday, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare minister Sanjay Dasburma said production […]

In a bid to boost potato production in the State, the government has decided to embark upon a 'Potato Mission' from the coming year

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cold Storage Association has threatened to resort to agitation from February 22 if the government fails to come up with plans for the revival of cold storages across the State. Alleging that the cold storages have been left dysfunctional after the alleged failure of Potato Mission in the State, the Association demanded […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cold Storage Association has decided to intensify their on-going agitation protesting the callous attitude of the Odisha government towards the plight of cold storage owners. Alleging that the government is yet to fulfil their 8 point-charter of demands for revival of cold storages, the association members today threatened to stage a demonstration […]