I, onion: An authorised biography of the humble vegetable
Onions are so ubiquitous on people’s plates that fluctuations in the tuber’s prices can make or break electoral fortunes; cultivators …
Onion traders from Nashik surrender licences over demand to roll back 40% export duty
Fifteen APMCs from the district are responsible for daily trade worth worth Rs 30-40 crore
Onion crisis: ‘High time Union govt invested in low-cost storage’
Country director, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics talks to DTE on onion price volatality, amendement to …
The odd flower
Onion flower stalks can provide a distinct taste and flavour to food
Maharashtra onion crisis: Farmers bearing the brunt of low demand, poor export
Produce rates may remain low until export-worthy summer harvest arrives in the market
Extreme weather events, Russia-Ukriane war escalating onion prices globally
Countries banning exports to stabilise prices; posing threat to food security and nutrition
No traders, onion farmers in Maharashtra to directly sell produce in markets
After years of losses, farmers angry at government interventions to drop prices after the allium saw 20% hike compared with last year
Onion price crash, farmers’ distress fail to move governments
While farmers are in distress due to crash in onion, tomato and potato prices, government paints a rosy picture
Himachal's Kharif onion initiative: Can it help check annual price rise?
The project focusses on Dalit and tribal women farmers in Chamba growing onion with the help of Solan University
After massive crop damage, Maharashtra onion farmers stare at more losses as prices drop to all-time low
Farmers have decided to define a minimum selling price for selling onions at the APMC to counter losses
Subsidies not enough: Heavy rains destroy pearl onion crop in Tamil Nadu, prices reach Rs 100/kg
Heavy rains since November; farmers ask for MSP, production-based benefits
जग बीती: प्याज नहीं खाना चाहिए?
Centre draws flak from Parliamentary panel over state of onion silos
The Standing Committee also noted that 51,582.74 million tonnes (MT) of onion had been damaged due to spoilage in the last three years
Onion price crash: Maharashtra farmers to protest next week unless government increases costs
Onion prices at Lasalgaon Mandi have fallen even below production cost after NAFED released stocks in the market
What’s driving food prices in new normal climate?
Monsoon as a unitary weather phenomenon is no more a valid indicator for food prices as its progress and distribution have changed completely
Fenugreek and onions are good for diabetic heart
The fibre-rich fenugreek seeds and sulfur compound-rich onion are now understood to possess significant sugar-lowering as well as lipid-lowering …
Climate change fails to find mention in Budget speech
Far from being a reformist budget, Budget 2018 merely touches upon few segments of Indian agriculture and is not likely to bring changes to …
Myth of onion
The humble vegetable’s price is not a lethal weapon against politicians but their victim
Demonetisation 2.0: cash crunch hits farmers, again
More than creating financial crunch for upcoming sowing season, cash crunch is impacting the prices at which farmers are selling their produce
Maharashtra unseasonal rains likely to damage onions, wheat, grapes
Along with a drop in price, the conditions will bolster pest attacks, farmers say
Just why are tomato prices going north? Dalwai Report offers clues
Issues like cold chain, modern pack houses and pooling points, along with transport arrangements from villages have not been given much attention,…
Onion, garlic can cut breast cancer risk: Study
The vegetables are rich in flavonols and organosulfar compounds and also contain anticarcinogenic properties
Civil society asks Karnataka govt to cut ties with Akshay Patra
The non-profit, a wing of ISKCON, has been accused of not providing onions, garlic and eggs in the mid-day meals that it supplies for school children
Low food inflation is bad news for farmers
Prices of some vegetables plummeted by 60 per cent between July 2016 and April 2017, further aggravating agrarian crisis
India’s onion production expected to fall by over 15%; potato production by 2%
Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare releases First Advance Estimates of horticultural crops for 2023-24