Onions are bringing only tears for farmers | Ghanti Bajao Full (20.12.2018)
ABP News Bureau
Updated at:
21 Dec 2018 08:15 AM (IST)
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View In AppThe Narendra Modi government may have promised to double farm incomes by 2022, but farmers in the country's onion-growing regions are appalled at the bizarre market dynamics that keep its retail price hovering between Rs 20-30 a kilogram while they struggle to get even 10-20% of the final cost.
Onion farmers in Maharashtra are going through a very difficult phase. Despite a good production of onions this year, farmers are not getting good rates for their onions. Few onion farmers have also committed suicide as it was difficult for them to repay the loan money.