India: International Potato Center (CIP) supports West Bengal in becoming self-reliant in seed potato production by 2030 All Companies

The state Agriculture department of West Bengal (India) recently set a target of achieving self-sufficiency in the production of seed potatoes by 2030. Minister in charge of the Agriculture department Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay chaired a high-level meeting at Nabanna with scientists from the International Potato Center (CIP) where it was finalized that the state will be working in a mission mode to become self-reliant in the production of potato seeds and stop importing from Punjab. Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, Minister at Agriculture department of West Bengal: "It is the vision of our Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to be self-sufficient in the production of potato seeds and stop import from Punjab, Haryana. With the technical assistance from CIP we will be able to produce 100 per cent virus-free potato seeds ." "In the next four years, we will be producing 25 per cent of the requisite seeds and by 2030, we will attain 100 per cent production."The state has been adopting an aeroponic ...