date:Jan 10, 2014
age stands at 13.3 MT and 5,48,000 hectares, respectively. UP Chief Secretary Jawed Usmani had recently directed officials to speedily formulate the proposed policy.
The government would set up a centre of excellence for potato, while potato farmers would be facilitated to avail of bank credit facilities based on the proposed warehousing receipt system.
The mandis situated in potato belts would be converted to potato mandis to boost inter-state trade. Exhibitions/buyers-sellers meets would als