India: 6 years on, central institute resumes potato seed production

Published 2024년 3월 27일

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After a six-year break due to an outbreak of potato cyst nematode disease, the Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) has resumed potato seed production in India's hill states. This pause had adversely affected the country's potato production. Thanks to CPRI's extensive research and the development of a disease treatment, the Union agriculture ministry has approved the supply of various potato seed varieties to states including Uttarakhand, J&K, Sikkim, Manipur, and Arunachal Pradesh. This move is expected to significantly boost potato production and provide relief to farmers who were impacted by the previous ban on seed production.

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In a relief for farmers of hill states of the country, the Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) has announced resumption of potato seed production after a hiatus of six years. The production of seed potatoes was halted in 2018 after outbreak of potato cyst in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir. The scarcity of good quality seeds had adversely hit potato production nationwide, prompting the Union agriculture ministry to entrust CPRI with the responsibility of finding a solution for the disease. After extensive trials, CPRI has developed a treatment for cyst nematode disease. The Union agriculture ministry has approved the production of quality seed . The Institute will supply potato seeds of various varieties such as Kufri Jyoti, Kufri Girdhari, Kufri Himalni and Kufri Karan, to hill states such as Uttarakhand, J&K, Sikkim, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh, starting this year. This decision comes as a relief for farmers grappling with the repercussions of the ban ...

Source: Argenpapa