Potato production, marketing, and utilization in Meghalaya, India: Results of a value chain assessment.
Potato is a vital and inseparable part of livelihoods and diets in Meghalaya and improvements in its value chain can benefit the entire sector, particularly smallholder potato farmers. Value chain mapping in three districts in Meghalaya revealed that farmers, traders, wholesalers, retailers, and con...
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International Potato Center
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| author | Chulet, H. Anantharaman, M. Shanpru, E. Prain, Gordon |
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| description | Potato is a vital and inseparable part of livelihoods and diets in Meghalaya and improvements in its value chain can benefit the entire sector, particularly smallholder potato farmers. Value chain mapping in three districts in Meghalaya revealed that farmers, traders, wholesalers, retailers, and consumers are the main value chain factors, supported by input suppliers and government organizations. The potato value chain can be strengthened by enhancing potato producers’ access to inputs, better post-harvest handling, quality control mechanisms, and the use of proper storage. Potential interventions in potato marketing include providing market intelligence, building the entrepreneurial capacity of farmers, identifying processing options, and developing a branding strategy for Meghalaya potatoes to market to other states. |
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| spelling | CGSpace928972024-11-14T08:04:47Z Potato production, marketing, and utilization in Meghalaya, India: Results of a value chain assessment. Chulet, H. Anantharaman, M. Shanpru, E. Prain, Gordon potatoes production marketing supply chain Potato is a vital and inseparable part of livelihoods and diets in Meghalaya and improvements in its value chain can benefit the entire sector, particularly smallholder potato farmers. Value chain mapping in three districts in Meghalaya revealed that farmers, traders, wholesalers, retailers, and consumers are the main value chain factors, supported by input suppliers and government organizations. The potato value chain can be strengthened by enhancing potato producers’ access to inputs, better post-harvest handling, quality control mechanisms, and the use of proper storage. Potential interventions in potato marketing include providing market intelligence, building the entrepreneurial capacity of farmers, identifying processing options, and developing a branding strategy for Meghalaya potatoes to market to other states. 2017-12 2018-05-25T00:24:22Z 2018-05-25T00:24:22Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92897 en Open Access application/pdf International Potato Center Chulet, H.; Anantharaman, M.; Shanpru, E.; Prain, G. 2017. Potato production, marketing, and utilization in Meghalaya, India: Results of a value chain assessment. Food resilience through root and tuber crops in upland and coastal communities of the Asia-Pacific (FoodSTART+). Research Brief No. 8. International Potato Center. 4 p. |
| spellingShingle | potatoes production marketing supply chain Chulet, H. Anantharaman, M. Shanpru, E. Prain, Gordon Potato production, marketing, and utilization in Meghalaya, India: Results of a value chain assessment. |
| title | Potato production, marketing, and utilization in Meghalaya, India: Results of a value chain assessment. |
| title_full | Potato production, marketing, and utilization in Meghalaya, India: Results of a value chain assessment. |
| title_fullStr | Potato production, marketing, and utilization in Meghalaya, India: Results of a value chain assessment. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Potato production, marketing, and utilization in Meghalaya, India: Results of a value chain assessment. |
| title_short | Potato production, marketing, and utilization in Meghalaya, India: Results of a value chain assessment. |
| title_sort | potato production marketing and utilization in meghalaya india results of a value chain assessment |
| topic | potatoes production marketing supply chain |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92897 |
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