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Bardhaman Potato Farmers' Drastic Decision: "Next Year, We Farm Only for Ourselves" Amidst Crisis
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Bardhaman Potato Farmers Abandon Commercial Cultivation Amid Price Crash
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17-03-2026, 06:40
Bardhaman Potato Farmers Abandon Commercial Cultivation Amid Price Crash
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Purba Bardhaman farmers, despite a good potato yield, face severe losses due to market price collapse and absence of wholesale traders.
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Farmers declare they will only cultivate potatoes for self-consumption from next year, abandoning commercial farming.
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Cultivation cost is 35,000 rupees per bigha, but potatoes sell for only 180-220 rupees per sack, down from 470 rupees last year, with no buyers.
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Jagabandhu Mondal of Paschim Banga Pragatisheel Alu Byabsayee Samiti attributes price fall to good yield and traders' export losses over 5-6 years.
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Farmers like Tushar Kanti Ghosh from Chhotobeloon are in despair, unable to recover costs or sell their produce.
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