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00:00As the days go by, the price of potatoes is rising.
00:06The price of potatoes is increasing as the price of potatoes is increasing in Bhim Raj.
00:10So, it is necessary to stop the production of potatoes in Bhim Raj and start a police procession.
00:15The work of planting potatoes is almost over.
00:18Tons of potato seeds imported from Punjab are now stored in the warehouse.
00:25The unimaginable incident of the potato seed business.
00:30Among the potato producing districts of the state, Bangkora is the highest.
00:34Among Bangkora, in Jaipur, Kotalpur, Indus, Patrasahe, Sonamukhi and Vishnupur blocks,
00:41most of the potatoes are produced.
00:44The farmers of this area depended on the potato seeds imported from Punjab.
00:50But now the picture has changed.
00:53Tons of potato seeds are still stored in the warehouse of the farmers.
01:00The potato seeds of Punjab, worth Rs 2,500, are now being sold for Rs 500.
01:07So, the farmers are financially destitute.
01:14We have stocked a lot of seeds.
01:16Earlier, we used to sell seeds for Rs 2,500.
01:23Now, we sell seeds for Rs 506.
01:26We have sold a lot of seeds.
01:29Now, we are facing a loss.
01:31We don't know how to repay the loan of the bank.
01:36How much stock do you have?
01:38We have stock worth Rs 800.
01:42Why did you sell the seeds this year?
01:44The seeds did not sell this year.
01:46I think the price of the seeds is going down.
01:49Did the price of the seeds go up in other years?
01:52Yes, the price of the seeds went down in other years.
01:55This year, I think we will have to sell the seeds.
02:00According to the farmers,
02:02at the beginning of March, there was no shortage of Punjab's potato seeds.
02:06As a result, many farmers have collected seeds from the cold storage.
02:13At the beginning of the main season,
02:17we collected seeds from the store and planted them on the ground.
02:25As a result, the quantity of seeds has increased.
02:34Now, the Punjab's potato seeds are stocked.
02:37To avoid this, we have used the seeds from the store.
02:42Now, we can plant the seeds.
02:45Debkumar, the head of the Department of Agriculture, Bakura district, says...
02:58We don't have any problem with the potato.
03:00The target of planting potatoes is 48,000 hectares.
03:04Out of that, we have planted 43,500 hectares.
03:07We have covered almost 90 percent.
03:09We hope that we will be able to meet the target of planting potatoes.
03:14The farmers have already sold the seeds.
03:17We don't know where they got the potatoes from.
03:25The farmers are getting good seeds.
03:28If they buy more, we will have to pay for it.
03:35It is our responsibility to provide good seeds to the farmers.
03:41The potato seeds business is facing a lot of problems.
03:44How much potato seeds can they sell from Punjab?
03:48That is the question now.
03:52Bureau Report, One India Bangla
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