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Lasalgaon is a prominent hub for onion cultivation and thus the onion's name is derived from this town, with 99% of its agricultural area dedicated to this crop, engaging over 1,000 farmers. The region's onion market is equally impressive, handling approximately 2.5 lakh tonnes of onions annually.
Operation Greens is a project approved by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries with the target to stabilise the supply of tomato, onion and potato crops (TOP crops) in India, as well as to ensure their availability around the country, year-round without price volatility.
In 2022, world production of onions and shallots (as green produce) was 5.0 million tonnes, ... In India, when the price of onions became very high in 2015, ...
In December, when fresh crop usually begins to arrive, onion shipments were reduced from 2000 to 3000 tons a day to 700-800 tons a day in New Delhi markets, [5] raising the price of onion from ₹ 35 (42¢ US) to ₹ 88 (US$1.10) per kg in the period of one week. [6] The price on some online portals was significantly lower, about 30-40/kg.
It’s a complete 180 from the Southeast Asian nation’s problems a year ago—when dwindling supply was causing prices to become more expensive than beef. In the Philippines, Onions Are Now Too ...
India uses changes in the CPI to measure its rate of inflation. The WPI measures the price of a representative basket of wholesale goods. In India, this basket is composed of three groups: Primary Articles (22.62% of total weight), Fuel and Power (13.15%) and Manufactured Products (64.23%).
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Worldwide employment In agriculture, forestry and fishing in 2021. India has one of the highest number of people employed in these sectors. As per the 2014 FAO world agriculture statistics India is the world's largest producer of many fresh fruits like banana, mango, guava, papaya, lemon and vegetables like chickpea, okra and milk, major spices like chili pepper, ginger, fibrous crops such as ...