potato
Potato glut badly hurts growers
The suffering of potato growers is increasing day by day even though their yield is high, as they are stuck with surplus stocks and low exports.
Recipes that are easy on your tummy
To keep your stomach cool and mind clear here are our few cool recipes. These recipes are not only healthy and will keep your tummy cool for the entirety of the afternoon but will also take literally 10 to 15 minutes to prepare. You can have them on the go or have them at the office. Did we mention that they are pocket-friendly as well?
Potato glut badly hurts growers
The suffering of potato growers is increasing day by day even though their yield is high, as they are stuck with surplus stocks and low exports.
Field test on for 3 more GM crops
Inspired by the success of the country's first commercially released biotech crop -- Bt brinjal -- in 2013, Bangladesh is now
NASA to simulate growing Peru potatoes on Mars
NASA, the US space agency, together with Lima's International Potato Center (CIP) is conducting the pioneering experiment to determine whether potatoes are fit to grow on Mars.
A simple photo of potato sells for a stunning $1.5m
That’s a lot of dough for a photo of a potato! Photographer Kevin Abosch, known for taking portraits of celebrities like Johnny Depp and Steven Spielberg, sold a photograph he took of an Irish spud for a cool $1.5 million.
Potato freed of deadly disease
Bangladeshi scientists have successfully field-tested a genetically modified (GM) potato resistant to late blight, one of the most devastating plant diseases caused by fungal attack. After the last trial is over in February, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) will approach regulators for approval of the RB (blight resistant) gene-infused potato.