As stated, we drew the sample from potato farmers in 2007; therefore in Panel C nearly
all farmers reported planting potatoes. In particular we restrict the sample to those who had
planted either the jyoti or the chandramukhi variety in 2008. Among these farmers, jyoti is the
more widely-grown variety, with nearly 94% of the sample farmers having planted it in 2007. The
total area planted with potatoes in 2007 was 0.9 acres, and on average farmers harvested 7056
kilograms. They sold about 80 percent of this through the year, at an average price of Rupees
2.9. Nearly all of this quantity was sold to traders in the village, and less than 1 percent was to
traders located outside the village.