# India’s biofortified Kufri Jamunia potato was released in 2024

> India’s Central Potato Research Institute says its purple-fleshed Kufri Jamunia variety was officially released in 2024.

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- Published: 2026-10-21T00:44:01+00:00
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- Event / data period: 2024
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A 18 October PIB backgrounder profiled coloured potato varieties developed by ICAR’s Central Potato Research Institute. It said the purple-fleshed Kufri Jamunia was officially released in 2024.

The source says the variety has higher ascorbic acid, anthocyanin and carotenoid levels than Kufri Manik and Kufri Neelkanth. It also reports yields of 32–35 tonnes per hectare under recommended practices and around 49 tonnes per hectare in 90-day station trials; these are institute-reported field results.

## Data

### Variety releases

Release years reported by ICAR-CPRI.

Methodology: Timeline records the actual publication day of the backgrounder. Earlier variety release years remain in the description; no day is inferred from a year.

| date | label | description | status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 | ICAR-CPRI coloured potato varieties backgrounder | The source reports that Kufri Neelkanth was released in 2018, Kufri Manik in 2021 and Kufri Jamunia in 2024. | occurred |

Sources: <https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=2324875&lang=1&reg=3> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/india-icar-releases-purple-potato-kufri-jamunia-2026/data/source-timeline?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/india-icar-releases-purple-potato-kufri-jamunia-2026/data/source-timeline?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Press Information Bureau, Government of India](<https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=2324875&lang=1&reg=3>) (Source checked: 2026-10-21; Published: 2026-10-18)

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