By way of PTI
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Leader Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday informed the legislative meeting that his executive is with the onion farmers, amid experiences of falling costs of the important thing kitchen staple within the wholesale marketplace, and talked of monetary lend a hand for the growers if required.
Talking at the flooring of the decrease space, Shinde mentioned, We’re firmly status by means of the onion growers within the state. NAFED (Nationwide Agricultural Cooperative Advertising Federation of India Restricted) has began onion procurement and that might push the costs up.”
NAFED, an apex organisation underneath the Union Ministry of Agriculture, offers with advertising cooperatives for agricultural produce in India.
“On our request, NAFED has greater its onion procurement and a pair of. 38 lakh tonnes (of onion) have already been bought from farmers. If a selected space does now not have a procurement centre, then it is going to be opened for farmers,” Shinde mentioned on the second one day of the finances consultation of the state legislature.
The cost consistent with kilogram of onion got here right down to Rs 2 to Rs 4 on Monday at Maharashtra’s Lasalgaon Agriculture Produce Marketplace Committee, Asia’s greatest onion marketplace, prompting offended farmers to prevent the public sale of the bulb.
ALSO READ | Onion costs will keep depressed until mid-March: Mavens
“There’s no ban on export of onions. If required, farmers gets some monetary help as neatly,” the executive minister mentioned.
Previous within the meeting, Chhagan Bhujbal, an NCP chief from Nashik district, spoke about farmers’ misery and wondered the Centre’s coverage over onion.
“One of the most greatest onion wholesale markets within the state is in my constituency. As consistent with to be had knowledge, there’s a massive call for for Indian onion in international locations like Turkiye, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Morocco, Uzbekistan and Belarus. We will have to export onion in order that it advantages our farmers,” mentioned the senior Nationalist Congress Celebration chief.
“A number of global investors have complained that the Indian executive is arbitrarily implementing ban (on onion export) or lifting it. Therefore, they don’t seem to be excited about buying (onion) from us. There’s no consistency in our coverage,” he mentioned.
“I encourage the state executive to talk with the folks in Delhi, perhaps Piyush Goyal (Union trade minister), however be certain farmers don’t incur losses,” he mentioned.
ALSO READ | Maharashtra farmer earns best Rs 2.49 internet benefit on sale of 512 kg onions
At the difficulties confronted by means of onion growers, BJP legislator Rahul Aher mentioned, “The Russia-Ukraine warfare, weakening economic system of Sri Lanka and the location in Bangladesh also are chargeable for deficient call for from Maharashtra. There are lots of states within the nation that experience began onion cultivation, which has negatively affected the farmers of our state.”
Sooner than they entered the Area, opposition leaders sat at the steps of the Vidhan Bhavan and raised slogans to focus on the plunge in onion costs.
Previous this month, a farmer from Maharashtra’s Solapur district earned a benefit of Rs 2.49 in opposition to the sale of 512 kg onions to a dealer within the district.
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Leader Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday informed the legislative meeting that his executive is with the onion farmers, amid experiences of falling costs of the important thing kitchen staple within the wholesale marketplace, and talked of monetary lend a hand for the growers if required.
Talking at the flooring of the decrease space, Shinde mentioned, We’re firmly status by means of the onion growers within the state. NAFED (Nationwide Agricultural Cooperative Advertising Federation of India Restricted) has began onion procurement and that might push the costs up.”
NAFED, an apex organisation underneath the Union Ministry of Agriculture, offers with advertising cooperatives for agricultural produce in India.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );
“On our request, NAFED has greater its onion procurement and a pair of. 38 lakh tonnes (of onion) have already been bought from farmers. If a selected space does now not have a procurement centre, then it is going to be opened for farmers,” Shinde mentioned on the second one day of the finances consultation of the state legislature.
The cost consistent with kilogram of onion got here right down to Rs 2 to Rs 4 on Monday at Maharashtra’s Lasalgaon Agriculture Produce Marketplace Committee, Asia’s greatest onion marketplace, prompting offended farmers to prevent the public sale of the bulb.
ALSO READ | Onion costs will keep depressed until mid-March: Mavens
“There’s no ban on export of onions. If required, farmers gets some monetary help as neatly,” the executive minister mentioned.
Previous within the meeting, Chhagan Bhujbal, an NCP chief from Nashik district, spoke about farmers’ misery and wondered the Centre’s coverage over onion.
“One of the most greatest onion wholesale markets within the state is in my constituency. As consistent with to be had knowledge, there’s a massive call for for Indian onion in international locations like Turkiye, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Morocco, Uzbekistan and Belarus. We will have to export onion in order that it advantages our farmers,” mentioned the senior Nationalist Congress Celebration chief.
“A number of global investors have complained that the Indian executive is arbitrarily implementing ban (on onion export) or lifting it. Therefore, they don’t seem to be excited about buying (onion) from us. There’s no consistency in our coverage,” he mentioned.
“I encourage the state executive to talk with the folks in Delhi, perhaps Piyush Goyal (Union trade minister), however be certain farmers don’t incur losses,” he mentioned.
ALSO READ | Maharashtra farmer earns best Rs 2.49 internet benefit on sale of 512 kg onions
At the difficulties confronted by means of onion growers, BJP legislator Rahul Aher mentioned, “The Russia-Ukraine warfare, weakening economic system of Sri Lanka and the location in Bangladesh also are chargeable for deficient call for from Maharashtra. There are lots of states within the nation that experience began onion cultivation, which has negatively affected the farmers of our state.”
Sooner than they entered the Area, opposition leaders sat at the steps of the Vidhan Bhavan and raised slogans to focus on the plunge in onion costs.
Previous this month, a farmer from Maharashtra’s Solapur district earned a benefit of Rs 2.49 in opposition to the sale of 512 kg onions to a dealer within the district.