date:Apr 10, 2017
The three-month extension to the 5% export duty benefit on onions, under the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS), will boost exports, hope farmers and exporters.
After demands from exporters and the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee, the Centre has again extended the scheme's benefits till June 30.
Nivrutti Nyaharkar, Nashik divisional president of the Jai Kisan Farmers' Forum, said, The cost of growing onions is around Rs 1,000 per quintal and farmers incur losses when the pri