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Which potato is used for chips in India?
India lacks a suitable potato variety for French fry production. The variety Kufri Frysona has been developed to fill this gap to provide suitable raw material to French fry industry. Kufri Frysona gives tuber yields higher than the presently used Indian processing varieties Kufri Chipsona-1 and Kufri Surya.
How many types of potatoes are in India?
4.1. Release of potato varieties in India
| Variety name | Yield potential (t/ha) | Heat tolerance |
|---|---|---|
| KUFRI CHIPSONA | 30–35 | SENSITIVE |
| KUFRI SINDHURI | 30–35 | HIGH |
| KUFRI CHANDRAMUKHI | 20–25 | SENSITIVE |
| KUFRI KHYATI | 25–30 | SENSITIVE |
What potatoes grow in India?
Why did PepsiCo Sue Indian farmers over potato variety?
AHMEDABAD/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – PepsiCo Inc has sued four Indian farmers for cultivating a potato variety that the snack food and drinks maker claims infringes its patent, the company and the growers said on Friday. A customer picks packets of Lay’s potato chips at a shop in Ahmedabad, India, April 26, 2019.
How much will Pepsi Sue farmers for damages?
PepsiCo, which owns brands like Pepsi, Lays, Gatorade and Quaker Oats, is reportedly seeking damages of 10 million rupees ($143,000) from each farmer. The farms they operate have only a few acres each.
Why is PepsiCo facing patent infringement issues in India?
PepsiCo is the second large U.S. company to face patent infringement issues in India. Stung by a long-standing intellectual property dispute, seed maker Monsanto, now owned by German drugmaker Bayer AG, withdrew from some businesses in India over a cotton-seed dispute with farmers, Reuters reported in 2017. (reut.rs/2ncBknn)
What is the FC5 potato variety?
Pepsi has sued the farmers for cultivating the FC5 potato variety, grown exclusively for its popular Lay’s potato chips. The FC5 variety has a lower moisture content required to make snacks such as potato chips. The company is seeking more than 10 million rupees ($142,840) each for alleged patent infringement.