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Potato farmers’ hopes mashed
View(s):Facing crisis after crisis, including droughts or floods, paddy farmers often switched to the cultivation of other crops including potatoes and vegetables. But as shown in this picture the Dambulla wholesale market was heavyloaded and the plight of hundreds of farmers is portrayed in this Jaffna farmer who wonders what to do with his stock of potatoes, as the buying prices have plunged amid an oversupply. Pic by Kanchana Kumara Ariyadasa
