Potato growers head to Ukraine - Hindustan Times

Potato growers head to Ukraine - Hindustan Times:

"Potato growers from the city will take 300 hectares of land on lease in Ukraine by December to cultivate high-value cash crops like sunflower, maize and other cash crops. Fruit and vegetable will also be cultivated. The project will be run a pilot before being copied on a larger scale.

A delegation from the Jalandhar Potato Growers Association (JPGA) visited Ukraine and mooted the idea as the climate is favourable, land is surplus and it could be a centre for export to European countries.

Land was also available at throwaway rates, duty-free imports of capital goods is allowed and Ukraine levies no duty on farm exports to Europe."

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