Where Potato Is Grown
Uttar Pradesh grows the largest crop, with the Agra belt (Agra, Firozabad, Mathura, Aligarh, Hathras) and Farrukhabad, Kannauj and Etawah as the main districts. West Bengal (Hooghly, Bardhaman, Bankura, Paschim Medinipur) and Bihar (Nalanda, Patna) follow. Gujarat, especially Banaskantha around Deesa, grows high-yielding processing potatoes. Madhya Pradesh (Indore, Ujjain, Dewas), Punjab (Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, the main seed-potato area) and Haryana follow. Hill states grow summer potatoes.
How Potato Is Grown and Stored
Potato is planted from seed tubers in October–November and harvested after 90–120 days. Seed quality decides yield, so certified seed from Punjab, hill states and tissue-culture labs is valuable. Most of the crop goes straight into cold stores at 2–4°C for table potato, or at warmer temperatures with sprout control for processing potato, because cold makes potatoes sweet and dark when fried. Varieties include Kufri Jyoti, Kufri Bahar, Kufri Pukhraj for table use and Kufri Chipsona, Lady Rosetta, Santana and Innovator for chips and fries.
Planting
October–November in the plains.Harvest
January to March; most goes into cold storage.Release from stores
April to November; prices usually rise from August.Potato Markets and Cold-Storage Hubs
- Agra, Uttar PradeshIndia's biggest potato belt and cold-store clusterAboutExplore
- Farrukhabad and Kannauj, Uttar PradeshMajor potato mandisAboutExplore
- Deesa, Banaskantha, Gujarat"Potato city"; processing potatoes and cold storesAboutExplore
- Hooghly (Tarakeswar, Singur), West BengalBengal potato and cold storesAboutExplore
- Jalandhar, PunjabSeed-potato tradeAboutExplore
- Azadpur Mandi, DelhiConsumer market for North IndiaAboutExplore
Chips, Fries and Processing Companies
Processing has turned potato into a contract-farming crop in Gujarat, Punjab, MP and West Bengal. Companies supply seed and buy back the crop at agreed prices.
- PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt LtdLay's chips; contract potato farmingAboutExplore
- ITC LtdBingo chipsAboutExplore
- Balaji Wafers Pvt LtdRajkot · potato wafersAboutExplore
- McCain Foods (India) Pvt LtdMehsana · frozen fries and potato snacksAboutExplore
- HyFun Foods Pvt LtdAhmedabad · frozen potato products and exportsAboutExplore
- Iscon Balaji Foods Pvt LtdGujarat · frozen friesAboutExplore
- Technico Agri Sciences LtdITC subsidiary · seed potato technologyAboutExplore
- ICAR – Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI)Shimla · Kufri potato varietiesAboutExplore
- Operation Greens (TOP to TOTAL)Ministry of Food Processing scheme for tomato, onion, potato and other perishablesAboutExplore
- Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)Subsidy for polyhouses, cold chain and planting materialAboutExplore
- KB Exports Pvt LtdMumbai · fresh fruit and vegetable exporter (KayBee)AboutExplore
- Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company LtdNashik · farmer-owned FPO; fruits and vegetablesAboutExplore
- Ninjacart (63 Ideas Infolabs Pvt Ltd)Bengaluru · B2B fresh produceAboutExplore
- BigBasket (Supermarket Grocery Supplies Pvt Ltd)Online groceryAboutExplore
- APEDAExport promotion, residue monitoring and registrationAboutExplore
Potato by State
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Processed Products
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