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UP Says Don't Worry, Will Buy Potatoes; Price Falling Fast, Say Farmers
Minister of State (Independent Charge) Dinesh Pratap Singh on Sunday said that if the prices of potatoes fall below Rs 650 per quintal, then the government will buy the produce from farmers.
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Video: Bihar Farmers Dump Hundreds Of Potato Sacks On Road, Demand This
The situation has worsened so much that the farmers are not even getting labourers to extract potatoes from the potato fields.
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PepsiCo Withdraws Lawsuits Against Gujarat Potato Farmers
PepsiCo Inc said today it will withdraw its lawsuits against a number of potato farmers accused of infringing its patent.
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Gujarat Government Backs Potato Farmers In Legal Battle With PepsiCo
The Gujarat government has decided to back the nine potato farmers locked in a legal battle with food and beverages giant PepsiCo after the latter dragged them to court for growing a potato variety which it claimed was its registered product.
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PepsiCo Proposes Settlement To Gujarat Farmers Sued By Company
Food and beverages giant PepsiCo on Friday offered to settle lawsuits against four farmers whom it had dragged to court for "illegally" growing a variety of potatoes "registered" by the company.
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Uttar Pradesh Potato Farmer Commits Suicide, Allegedly Due to Debt Burden
A 46-year-old potato farmer in Agra has commited suicide on Tuesday, allegedly because he had a huge loan burden. The family of Kanchan Singh, claims that he had borrowed Rs 7 lakh, from a bank and private money lenders.
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Why UP's Potato Farmers Are Not Looking Forward To Union Budget
At Barabanki's vegetable market, around 40 km from Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow, the going rate for a kg of potato is Rs 4. Every time a potato trader shouts out the rate, it depresses farmer Surya Pratap Singh, who has spent a week here trying to get better price for his 120 sacks of potato.
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Why Potatoes Are Being Dumped In Uttar Pradesh
A bumper crop would normally bring cheer to farmers but farmers in Uttar Pradesh, India's biggest potato growing state, are far from happy. The new crop has arrived, yet the state's 1825 cold storages are still flush with last year's produce. It's a desperate situation for small and marginal farmers who are staring at losses, caught between high in...
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UP Farmers Dump Unsold Potatoes Outside Yogi Adityanath's Residence
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh faced an embarrassing situation on Saturday as quintals of potatoes were thrown by the farmers in front of the Vidhan Sabha building and outside Chief Minister's residence.
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Karnataka government announces Rs 17.5 crore special package for potato growers
The Karnataka Government on Saturday announced a Rs 17.5 crore special package for potato growers of seven districts, who have suffered crop loss due to destruction by pests.
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UP Says Don't Worry, Will Buy Potatoes; Price Falling Fast, Say Farmers
Minister of State (Independent Charge) Dinesh Pratap Singh on Sunday said that if the prices of potatoes fall below Rs 650 per quintal, then the government will buy the produce from farmers.
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Video: Bihar Farmers Dump Hundreds Of Potato Sacks On Road, Demand This
The situation has worsened so much that the farmers are not even getting labourers to extract potatoes from the potato fields.
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PepsiCo Withdraws Lawsuits Against Gujarat Potato Farmers
PepsiCo Inc said today it will withdraw its lawsuits against a number of potato farmers accused of infringing its patent.
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Gujarat Government Backs Potato Farmers In Legal Battle With PepsiCo
The Gujarat government has decided to back the nine potato farmers locked in a legal battle with food and beverages giant PepsiCo after the latter dragged them to court for growing a potato variety which it claimed was its registered product.
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PepsiCo Proposes Settlement To Gujarat Farmers Sued By Company
Food and beverages giant PepsiCo on Friday offered to settle lawsuits against four farmers whom it had dragged to court for "illegally" growing a variety of potatoes "registered" by the company.
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Uttar Pradesh Potato Farmer Commits Suicide, Allegedly Due to Debt Burden
A 46-year-old potato farmer in Agra has commited suicide on Tuesday, allegedly because he had a huge loan burden. The family of Kanchan Singh, claims that he had borrowed Rs 7 lakh, from a bank and private money lenders.
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Why UP's Potato Farmers Are Not Looking Forward To Union Budget
At Barabanki's vegetable market, around 40 km from Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow, the going rate for a kg of potato is Rs 4. Every time a potato trader shouts out the rate, it depresses farmer Surya Pratap Singh, who has spent a week here trying to get better price for his 120 sacks of potato.
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Why Potatoes Are Being Dumped In Uttar Pradesh
A bumper crop would normally bring cheer to farmers but farmers in Uttar Pradesh, India's biggest potato growing state, are far from happy. The new crop has arrived, yet the state's 1825 cold storages are still flush with last year's produce. It's a desperate situation for small and marginal farmers who are staring at losses, caught between high in...
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UP Farmers Dump Unsold Potatoes Outside Yogi Adityanath's Residence
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh faced an embarrassing situation on Saturday as quintals of potatoes were thrown by the farmers in front of the Vidhan Sabha building and outside Chief Minister's residence.
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Karnataka government announces Rs 17.5 crore special package for potato growers
The Karnataka Government on Saturday announced a Rs 17.5 crore special package for potato growers of seven districts, who have suffered crop loss due to destruction by pests.
