Training on post-harvest management of potatoes in Tezpur

A Correspondent

Tezpur: For the first time in the State, a day-long training of post-harvest demonstration of potato was conducted under Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project (APART) here at farmer’s field of Diganta Das, Da-Parbatia village under Gabharu Block, Sonitpur, Tezpur on Saturday.

Diganta Das is an educated, hardworking progressive farmer who last summer pioneered with seasonal vegetable cultivation. Diganta Das has successfully completed one successful demonstration on zero tillage potato cultivation under APART which was supervised by Niranjan Saikia, Block Technology Manager, DAO, Sonitpur.

The program was organized by District Agriculture Office, Sonitpur and DoH&FP. The program was inaugurated by Prakash Bora, DAO, Sonitpur in the presence of Musahid Faruque, convener-cum-ADO, Gabharu Block, Sonitpur, and other dignitaries.

During the training program, Monisha Choudhury, post-harvest management expert, trained the farmers on the process of cleaning, grading and storage of potatoes scientifically which will be helpful to the farmers to get better prices. She said that the potato was an important staple food crop globally. It ranks third after rice and wheat in terms of global human consumption. Monisha also said that post-harvest management of the potatoes was an important factor not only in preventing post-harvest losses but also in maintaining its nutritional quality. Post-harvest handling among potato traders will help prevent food losses while at the same time promote food safety, hence protecting consumer health, she added.

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