Indian local government potato mission fails farmers
A potato mission in Kendrapara, India has let farmers down due to low prices. A lack of storage facilities has forced farmers to sell their harvest for next to nothing.
Local farmers have planted potatos on 30 000 hectares but the problems with storage means they cannot hold off until prices improve. They criticised the local government's potato mission, which was
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