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Rs 80 lakhs earmarked for development of Potato Farm
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 25 2013:
The State Government has earmarked about Rs.80 lakhs for development of the Regional Potato Farm at Mao established under the Department of Horticulture and Soil Conservation.
According to an official source, the fund has been earmarked for infrastructural and land development of the Potato Farm.
The potato saplings produced from this farm would also be exported to other north-eastern states.
The Regional Potato Farm at Mao was set up in the year 1970 under the Development of Potato and Vegetable Production Scheme of Horticulture and Soil Conservation Department.
In 1975, the farm was upgraded into a Regional Seed Potato Production Farm with funding from North Eastern Council (NEC).
The area of the farm has also been increased to 300 acres from its initial 70 acres.
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The Potato Farm is producing varieties of potatoes and it has been able to earn around Rs.23,76,700 from selling potatoes during the fiscal year 2012-13 .
In the year 2006-07, a new scheme under the name of "Strengthening and Continuous Production of Basic Seeds in the Breeder Seed Potato Farm, Mao" was initiated under NEC and the area of the farm was further extended to over an area of 1054 acres.
The farm, which is located 6,300 metres above the sea level, was established primarily to provide quality potato seeds to the farmers of North East India.
At present, research works on various types of potatoes are being carried out in the farm.
The varieties of potatoes which are being tested in this farm include K Surma and K Pokharaj among others.
K Jyoti, K Giriraj, K Kanchan, K Suraya, K Pokharaj, K Himalini, K Giridhari, K Shaiiza, K Himsona, etc.
are some of the varieties of Potatoes which are growing successful in the Regional Potatoes Farm at Mao presently.
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