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Farmers in Trouble Over Potato Storage
Potato farmers in Cumilla's Burichang are storing their bumper crop under tarpaulins in the open, with cold stores full and prices below production cost.
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VegetablesJoypurhat farmers feed unsold potatoes to cattle as prices fall below cost
With potatoes selling for Tk 8 to Tk 9 a kilogram in April 2025 and no room in cold storage, Joypurhat growers were boiling their crop for their cattle. A livestock officer warned that too much potato, especially raw, could cause bloat and other illness.
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Cold Stores 'Taken Over by Traders': Rent Cut, but Farmers' Hardship Remains
Farmers in Joypurhat say they wait for days at cold-store gates and cannot get storage cards while traders' potatoes are loaded in at night, despite a government cap on rent.
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Farmers Dump Potatoes on Road in Protest
Potato farmers in Lalmonirhat blocked the Lalmonirhat-Rangpur highway with potatoes for two hours in protest at cold storage rent doubling to Tk 8 a kg.
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Potato Farmers Worried by News of Cold Storage Rent Hike
Naogaon has had a bumper potato harvest, but low market prices and a sudden rise in cold storage rent have left farmers fearing losses.
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Storing a Kilo of Potatoes in Cold Storage Will Now Cost Tk 8
The Bangladesh Cold Storage Association has raised the rent for storing potatoes by Tk 1 to Tk 8 a kg and will no longer take sacks over 50 kg, angering farmers who say their costs have almost doubled.
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What Farmers Should Do to Stop Potato Late Blight
Potato late blight, a fungal disease, can spread through a field within days in cold, foggy weather, and farmers can curb it with clean seed, careful irrigation and timely fungicide sprays.
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Late Blight in Potato Fields Amid Dense Fog Raises Yield Fears
Dense fog and bitter cold in Lalmonirhat have brought late blight to potato fields, leaving farmers worried about yields despite repeated spraying.
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Potato Farmers in Despair After Planting BRAC Seed
Farmers in Dharki, Joypurhat Sadar, say BRAC Seed's Courage potato seed failed to sprout on their land, while the dealer and company blame the farmers for planting in wet soil.
CropsRajshahi potato farmers report fertiliser overcharging and seed shortage
At the height of potato planting in December 2024, farmers in Rajshahi said dealers were charging up to Tk 450 a sack above the government price, citing low allocations, while good seed was scarce. The DAE said it would act at once on any complaint.
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Seed Potatoes Missing From Stores, Delivered for Up to Tk 1,000 Extra
Potato farmers in Joypurhat say traders have created an artificial shortage of seed potatoes and are selling them far above the fixed price.
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Thakurgaon Farmers Grow Potatoes Despite the Risk
Encouraged by last year's prices, Thakurgaon farmers are planting early potatoes even though seed, fertiliser and other costs have soared.
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The Most Popular Potato Varieties for Cultivation
The potato, a starchy tuber first grown in the Andes, now has about 4,000 varieties, and a handful of popular types are easy to find worldwide.