The Telangana State administration intends to enhance output in the state due to the increasing market demand for potatoes. The lack of seeds or planting supplies is a significant issue with potato farming in the state.
The transportation costs associated with purchasing seeds from other States place needless constraints on farmers and account for between 40 and 50 percent of the entire cost of production. The Horticulture department intends to use Apical rooted Cutting (ARC) seed technology to create high-quality seeds at a reasonable price in order to address these challenges.
For this, the department sent a 15-person study delegation to Bengaluru's international Potato Centre (CIP) and university of Horticultural Sciences (UHS), which included progressive growers. The team developed an action plan to promote ARC technology in the State after seeing several nurseries, tissue culture labs and fields.
Source: indiaherald.com