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India - Top Potato Producer by 2050
May 27 , 2025
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- India is on track to become the world’s top potato producer, overtaking China by 2050.
- India’s annual potato production could rise from the current 60 million tonnes to 100 million tonnes by 2050.
- It was introduced to India by Portuguese traders in the 17th century.
- Potato is the India’s fourth most important food crop after rice, wheat, and maize.
- It is grown in 23 states, but 85% of production comes from the Indo-Gangetic plains in North India.
- Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Bihar are the top 3 producers of Potato.
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