date:Mar 14, 2013
ugh some farmers planted it.
For the last two years, we have been reaping rich dividends from this new variety. The potato gets its name from its red outer skin. It fetches a price of Rs 12 per kg in the market while traditional ones are sold at Rs 9 per kg. The prime purchasers are potato chips and wafer producing companies, Chaudhary said.
Director of research at Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University R L Patel said, Chaudhary has come out as a role model as far as production