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Potato going for Re 1 a kilo, farmers dump crop on roads [1]

Facing a glut of potatoes owing to two bumper crops in Punjab and neighbouring states, the farmers here, not being able to find buyers or good rates, have started dumping their crop by the side of

Publication Date: 
02/12/2011
Indian Express (Chandigarh) [2]
Tags:
Potato [3], Agriculture [4], Food Storage [5], Horticulture [6], Farmers [7], Food Prices [8]
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