. Bihar’s density of the market (per m ha of sown area) is relatively low. Potato from Bihar is transported to other market in …Potato is the fourth major food crop after rice, wheat and maize in Bihar. It occupies less than 5% of net sown area … with production only 4th after rice, wheat and maize. Potato a short duration crop has special significance since it gives …

potato farmers are now empowered by a mobile phone. While some farmers use it to do market transactions, this is still only a …Introduction. As part of the National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP), a potato value chain study was organized … storages, and retailers at the end of 2009 on the rural-urban potato value chain in Bihar, more in particular from the …

impact of this policy is not well understood. In a case study of the potato sector in Bihar, we find that there have been …

of the potato from the New World has a significant explanatory role for within country population and urbanization growth …

find that there have been dramatic increases and rapid up-scaling of modern cold storages, triggered by market reform …, investment subsidies, and better overall public service provision and governance. Almost all potato farmers, small and large …. This emergence of cold storages thus leads to important changes in traditional potato value chains, with significant …