Potato growers all over the country have warned the government they would dump their whole crop in the canals as was done in 1989 by the farmers of Okara if potatoes import from India is not stopped. They were of the view that a bag of 120kg potatoes cost them up to Rs 1,500-1,800 but they

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its December orange crop forecast for the 2008-09 growing season today, reducing its earlier estimate by 1 million boxes to 165 million boxes...

Food imported into the country does not contain radiation as none had been rejected from entering, Dewan Rakyat was told today. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad said the ministry did not receive requests on irradiated food from exporters except from one Australian company.

India may be the third largest potato producer in the world but its contribution to global potato trade is merely half a percent, industry officials and experts participating in the Global Pot...