Currently potatoes are grown in approximately 19,500,000 hectares around the world. China is the largest producer of potatoes and almost accounts for one third of the global production.
We know that plastic waste is a big problem for the planet - our oceans are becoming clogged with the stuff and we’re rapidly running out of landfill sites.
This year’s Potato Production Days saw a range of speakers from emerging technology to resistance and regulatory issues
Under the new scheme announced in the recent Budget, a corpus of Rs 500 crore has been kept to help potato, tomato and onion growers.
The average price for potatoes in UP in November 2016 was Rs 916 per quintal, which fell 41.8% to Rs 532 per quintal in the month of December 2016 – the first full month after demonetisation.
Four varieties of British potato seed sent to Africa have performed strongly at three Kenyan trial sites, with yields similar to the UK.
Potato stocks reached 3.6m tonnes in November, up 23% on 2016 and the highest level for six years, according to the AHDB.
For decades, potatoes have been branded unhealthy and we have been advised to avoid consuming too many of them.
