Incentivise tomato, onion production during lean season to contain price rise: SurveyAccording to the Survey, "Seasonality in prices resulting from seasonal production patterns require policy attention. Strategies to incenti...
31 Jan, 2022, 05.54 PM IST
To rein in rising inflation, Government to set-up a price stabilisation fund for key staplesOnion prices started to flare up from August 2019 onwards peaking to about Rs 150-200 a kg due to unseasonal rains which disrupted supplies...
01 Feb, 2020, 04.33 PM IST
Govt should explore Israel, Brazil models for onion storage: Ficci studyIndia, which is currently witnessing a spike in retail onion price up to Rs 100/kg on tight supply, should explore low-cost modern technolo...
08 Nov, 2019, 02.23 PM IST
Government to relax import norms for speed up onion supplyThe prices of onions, which had touched Rs 80 per kg in August and September, have again shot up to Rs 100 a kg in some places due to a sho...
05 Nov, 2019, 10.14 PM IST
Odisha to launch Onion Mission; to give loans,seeds to farmersWith onion prices touching Rs 45 per kg in retail markets, the Odisha government today decided to launch Onion Mission and provide easy loa...
03 Aug, 2015, 05.31 PM IST
We can overcome bad monsoon, says Radha Mohan SinghNational Mission for Sustainable Agriculture, along with recently-launched National Soil Health Card Mission, will help climate mitigation ...
24 Apr, 2015, 01.44 PM IST
Centre identifies 100 districts to help farmers cope with extreme weather conditionsAmid growing fears of the El Niño, agriculture minister has said that the govt has identified 100 districts in the country to help farmers ...
17 Apr, 2015, 06.20 PM IST
Assam gears up to be self-sufficient in onionsHaving seen fluctuation in onion prices, Assam has decided to step up production of the crop and ensure self-reliance.
13 Dec, 2014, 02.11 PM IST
India imported 8,041 tonnes of onion in September-November: K V ThomasIndia imported more than 8,041 tonnes of onions during the period between September 1 and November 13 to contain the rise in the vegetable'...
09 Dec, 2013, 05.09 PM IST
Why onion prices will singe consumers again & againReport warns of why, unless systemic change is not effected, the spike in onion prices will keep happening in the years to come.
01 Oct, 2013, 07.51 AM IST
Not traders, farmers turn onions into storehouse of valuePermanent storage structures of onions have allowed farmers to decide on phased release of the crop.
11 Sep, 2013, 08.26 AM IST
Assam to go on a mission mode in cultivation of onionAssam to go on a mission mode to increase the area under Onion cultivation in the state.
09 Sep, 2013, 10.10 PM IST
Centre directs states to expand onion acreageTo reduce overdependence on Maharashtra for onions, the central government has directed states to increase the tuber’s acreage.
09 Sep, 2013, 05.37 AM IST
Vegetable prices rise 50 per cent owing to bad weatherVegetable prices have risen up to 50% in Delhi, Mumbai as farms near the Yamuna river in northern India are flooded
26 Jun, 2013, 04.02 AM IST
- Maharashtra govt join hands with PepsiCo, Unilever and others to develop value chains for vegetable crops
The Maharashtra govt has joined hands with PepsiCo, Unilever and Jain Irrigation to enhance the efficiency of fund utilisation under variou...
03 Aug, 2012, 05.35 AM IST
- Centre would take decision on MIS soon: Pawar
Sharad Pawar assures Karnataka that the Centre would take a decision in a week's time on Market Intervention Scheme to help onion growers f...
18 Dec, 2007, 10.15 PM IST
- China poses threat to horticulture exports
Fledgling horticulture industry is likely to face stiff competition from China, Pakistan and Australia if right export strategies are not a...
16 Aug, 2007, 05.09 AM IST