Potato

The potato fries you enjoy at your breakfast table are costing farmers an average loss of 5 taka per kilogram to produce. While consumers feel relieved by low market prices, hidden behind that relief are the deep sighs of the farmers. Producing one kilogram of potatoes costs between 15 and 25 taka,...

Despite a bumper harvest in the fields, farmer Jamal Mir has no smile on his face. The field full of potatoes he watched grow has now robbed him of his sleep. He is worried about where to store such a large quantity, how to preserve it, and whether he will even recover his production costs—profit...