Traditional potato storage in North Eastern Region of India

Study was conducted among 120 potato farmers sampled from Assam (80) and Meghalaya (40) states in north-eastern region. Findings showed that all the farmers did sun drying and sorting of cut and diseased tubers before storage. Storing the potato in heap on top of 3–4 inch thick layer of soil (63%) and in the corner of home (75%) were most frequently used short term storage method followed by the farmers of Assam and Meghalaya respectively. Similarly for long term storage, many traditional methods were documented. The maximum price advantages was observed for medium size tuber due to indigenous short term storage.