POTATO
Potato is a starchy tuberous crop and becomes an integral part of much of worldwide food / potato food supply and suppliers. It is the world fourth largest food crop, following maize, wheat and rice. The annual diet of an average person in the first decade of the 21st century included about 33kg. of potato.
Bangladesh is now one of the big potato producing and exporting countries in the world. In the year 2011, potato exporters in Bangladesh produced 8.5 million M. Ts of potatoes among which around 40% is exported and it is increasing year by year. For the year 2013 production target is 11 million M.Ts. Potato is now one of the good export quality Argo products of Bangladesh.
