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In most Indian households, potato peels are routinely discarded as kitchen waste after preparing curries, parathas, or french fries. However, these peels are far from useless—they are packed with potassium, vitamin C, and iron, making them both…
Potato farmers in West Bengal are grappling with severe financial losses as prices plummet to just 100–150 rupees per sack, driven by a massive surplus of 3 million metric tons and a lack of inter-state exports. Unlike…
Good news for farmers and entrepreneurs in the Agra region—the first Common Incubation Center under the PM Micro Food Upgradation Scheme is nearing completion in Dauki and will soon begin operations. The facility, spread across 7,000 square…
Geojin Agricultural Cooperative in Goseong, Gangwon Province, has significantly enhanced its potato sorting capabilities by introducing a state-of-the-art carrier-type sorting machine, replacing the outdated cup-type model. The upgrade, funded through collaboration with local government, has tripled daily…
On the 24th, Park Chun-seok, former chairman of the Sijong-myeon Agricultural Management Association, donated 200 boxes (10kg each) of personally cultivated potatoes—valued at approximately 3.4 million KRW—to Yeongam County. The donation was packed with the help of…
Orion Corporation is on the verge of achieving 1 trillion KRW in annual potato snack sales, with the category generating 874 billion KRW last year—73% of which came from international markets. The company has sustained an average…
A legal controversy is unfolding in Gimje, South Korea, where local potato farmers have been served cease-and-desist notices by Green Seed, a specialized seed company, for allegedly infringing on the plant variety protection rights of its proprietary…
Tucked away in the mountainous XiJi County of Ningxia, a quiet agricultural revolution is unfolding. When asked about the region's "three treasures," local officials once jokingly answered, "Potatoes, potatoes, potatoes"—a reply that masked a deeper reality. Through…
Governor Igor Babushkin recently inspected a leading agricultural enterprise in the Yenotayevsky District of Astrakhan Oblast, where a major investment project is underway to expand storage infrastructure. This year, construction began on three new potato storage facilities,…
Governor Alexander Dronov announced via his VKontakte page that trial harvesting of potatoes and vegetables has begun in four districts of the Novgorod Region—Novgorodsky, Borovichsky, Shimsky, and Chudovsky. This year, local farmers aim to harvest approximately 18,000…
One of the largest agricultural enterprises in Astrakhan Oblast, MAPS, has begun construction of three new potato storage facilities this year to expand its warehousing capacity. According to CEO Alexey Karnaukhov, the expansion will not only reduce…
Farmers in Russia’s Khabarovsk Krai are significantly boosting their output of potatoes and vegetables, driven by state subsidies and ambitious expansion plans. One notable example is Roman Masyutin, a farmer from the village of Sokolovka, who tripled…
