Although the production cost of potato is Tk 16 per kg, consumers have to buy it at Tk 36-40 per kg which is 150 per cent higher than the production cost. It means that traders earn a profit of Tk 20-24 per kg.
Import of potato in the peak harvesting season! This has never happened in living memory. More than 60 importers have received government permission to import a total of 94,000 tonnes of potato evidently from India.
The Republic of Korea under its Technical Cooperation Projects (TCP) would provide 160,000 tons of certified seed potatoes to Pakistan during five years.
In season 2023, potato growers in North-western Europe were confronted with difficult weather conditions, a high disease pressure, and rising costs.
Inspired by French action, British campaigners say they will continue slow tractor protests after Dover roads were blocked.
Les agricultrices et agriculteurs produisent de moins en moins de semences pour cultiver la pomme de terre, dont la production est exigeante. Où se situent les problèmes et quelles solutions existent?
Plus de 3 000 variétés sont recensées dans le monde, dont 150 en France. Elles sont utilisées selon leur degré de maturité et les qualités culinaires qu’elles possèdent.
Na próxima semana preços podem recuar
