Lucknow, March 11 -- Ensuring the highest value for farmers' produce is the government's top priority, chief secretary Durga Shankar Mishra said, asking officials to ensure farmers faced no inconvenience in the storage and sale of potatoes, and all Mandis should be made operational before the potato season.

He was chairing a meeting with officials of the horticulture department, here on Monday, to take stock of potato production, storage and market prices.

"Potato rates, cold storage capacity, and availability should be updated daily on the relevant portal, both at the district and headquarters levels," he told officials. The CS also stressed the need for daily reports on this matter from the district level to the headquarters. He empha...