Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 06 2010:
KVK Utlou under the aegis of NABARD Imphal branch conducted an exposure visit to True Potato Seed (TPS) farm at Nagicherra of West Tripura from January 27 to 31 .
HRC, Nagicherra is the only research complex in India where maximum TPS seeds is produced for cultivation.
Among NE States, Manipur contributes the least 4 percent of the total production of the country, said Khaidem Maipak, SMS (Plant Protection) of KVK Utlou.
The constraints to potato cultivation in the State are lack of good hybrid variety and disease free seeds, lack of cold storage facility and proper transportation facility and varieties resistant to pests and diseases, he added.
Maipak opined that hybrid varieties like TPS are needed to be introduced in the State in order to raise potato production.