date:Mar 11, 2021
in 2019-20, a 9.3% growth driven by an almost 10% increase in crop area.
An 11% increase in the onion sowing area, however, led to less than 1% growth in production, which is estimated at 26.29 million tonnes this year. Key producing states such as Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat saw major crop losses due to unseasonal rain, leading to severe spikes in onion rates, with the Centre facilitating imports to tame the soaring prices.
Unseasonal rainfall in Karnataka was also the main reason for