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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.
Lasalgaon has a prominent onion market. Coordinates: 20° 8'27.74"N, 74°13'24.44"E. The onions from Lasalgaon Market are transported to many places in India and exported to many countries in the world [citation needed]. The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) processes onions to keep them fresh for a long time. [3]
Rank Country/Region Vegetable production (tonnes) 1 People's Republic of China 594,049,398 2 India 141,195,036 3 United States 33,124,467 4 Turkey 25,960,714 5 Vietnam
Zimbabwe's tobacco sector is the largest grower of tobacco in Africa, and the 6th largest in the world. Tobacco is Zimbabwe's leading agricultural export and one of its main sources of foreign exchange. Tobacco farming accounted for 11% of Zimbabwe's GDP in 2017, and 3 million of its 16 million people relied on tobacco for their livelihood. [6]
The currency was devalued by the central bank twice, first to 9,000 to the US$, and then to 17,500 to the US$ on 20 July 2005, but at that date it was reported that that was only half the rate available on the black market. In July 2005 Zimbabwe was reported to be appealing to the South African government for US$1 billion of emergency loans ...
Vinchur is located near to the Lasalgaon City and state highway Nashik to Aurangabad. One of the biggest MIDC is situated in vinchur near nashik city. Nearest Railway station Lasalgaon is only 5 km from Vinchur. Vinchur is known for grape, onion, sugarcane and vegetables the town is also good for residential and industrial area.
Vincent W. Kosuga (January 17, 1915 – January 19, 2001) [1] was an American onion farmer and commodity trader best known for manipulating the onion futures market.Public outcry over his practices led to the passing of the Onion Futures Act, which banned the trading of futures contracts on onions.
Mbare Musika is the major trading market for vegetables and fruits in Mbare suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe. It acts as the distribution centre for agricultural produce in Zimbabwe. It is also the major bus station for rural bound and incoming transport.