According to Rampratap, the processing unit would reduce the burden of transporting potatoes , storing it in cold storages for a long time and facilitates hassle-free payment on selling their produce.. AGRA: The state government will soon begin the works of setting up a potato processing unit in the district.During a meeting with Etmadpur MLA Rampratap Chauhan on Wednesday, chief minister Yogi Adityanath has assured that steps to identify land for the processing unit would be taken soon.Potato is cultivated on 72,000 hectares in the district. At present, there are 254 cold storage facilities in the district with a capacity of 24.5 lakh metric tonnes.Agra division, which includes Agra, Firozabad, Mathura and Mainpuri, is one of the major producers of superior quality potato.
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