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 exceptionally high yields/unit area/unit time and has...

The reports which were made public late in 2017 and early in 2018 on a decrease in potato output in the Russian Federation and substantial growth in potato imports do not reflect the actual state of things. Potato output is still at the average multi-year level. Despite some price rises, potato...

Biofortified, orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) varieties are being promoted as a part of a strategy to reduce Vitamin A Deficiency among rural and urban populations in Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper uses the commodity chain approach to understand whether markets may stimulate or not the...

The present study attempts to investigate lead-lag relationship between Potato spot price and future prices of India. The data for study is the daily closing prices of spot and futures of Potato. Prices that were trading around Rs 580 per quintal during December, almost doubled by mid-March and...