date:Jan 13, 2014
Research and Development Foundation (NHRDF), says other major states that grow the rabi onion, such as Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal, are likely to see a 15-20 per cent increase in sowing area.
It has been seen over the years that when a particular crop fetches good prices, farmers tend to turn to that crop the next season. The same thing has happened with the onion, said Deepak Patel, secretary of the Ahmedabad Agriculture Produce Marketing Cooperative (APMC).
Last year,