Tag: Potato

Potato Farmers’ Agitation in West Bengal

January 10, 2018
Current, Movements and Struggles

Glimpses of the massive potato farmers' agitation at Jamalpur and Satgachiya in Purba Barddhaman District, West Bengal. AIKS West Bengal state committee secretary Comrade Amal Halder, Comrade Abdar Rezzak Mondal, Comrade Sayed Hossain were present. Demands - Loan Waiver. Government…

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Agra farmers fret as tuber glut looms | Business Line

January 9, 2018
Agriculture in the News, AIKS in News

The dumping of rotten potatoes at prominent places in Lucknow on Saturday may be a pointer to the problems faced by farmers in Uttar Pradesh. The State accounts for 31 per cent of the tuber crop produced in the country.Farmers…

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