date:May 27, 2016
On the basis of a Horticulture Department field report, Odisha's state government decided not to procure potato this year. The state steering committee has a buffer stock of 4,500 tonnes of potato to be used for market intervention in case of an emergency, but currently consumers have been left at the mercy of market forces. Prices have been high for consumers since the commodity entered the market.
After a joint field verification, a team of officers of the Horticulture Department, Odisha Stat