AN ASSESSMENT OF POTATO CULTIVATION AND STORAGE FOR IMPROVING POTATO PRODUCTIVITY IN WEST BENGAL
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Jamuna Prasad Kundu
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Manik Chandra Das
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal
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Bijan Sarkar
Keywords:
Potato; survey; cultivation; storage; constraints.Abstract
West Bengal generally sells around 40 percent of its total potato production to the other states. It is important to identify the potato cultivation and storage constraints which decrease the potato yield as well as increase the post-harvest losses for improving potato productivity in West Bengal. In view of this, a survey was conducted in the state to assess the knowledge of farmers for identifying the most serious constraints associated with potato storage and cultivation. The survey was carried out during 2024 in 16 blocks of 4 selected potato producing districts of West Bengal to find out the present status of potato storage and cultivation. Focus group discussion and structured questionnaires were used to collect data from potato farmers from each block. The most effective constraints in potato storage and cultivation with risk priority number (RPN) and risk assessment matrix of potato crop failure have been identified. For reduction of the constraints to increase potato productivity in West Bengal, breeding programs, crop protection strategies and other relevant measures need to be properly implemented.
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