Blenders and mixers require thorough cleaning beyond a quick rinse to prevent residue buildup, odors, and microbial growth. Immediate clean...

Refrigerating potatoes is a common mistake that spoils their flavour and texture. Cold temperatures convert starch to sugar, causing bitter...

Garlic sprouts and loses flavor when stored incorrectly. Keeping it in the refrigerator actually speeds up sprouting. The key to fresh garl...

Most people think that the right way to store fruits and vegetables is to store them inside the refrigerator or to place them inside a frui...

Not all foods belong in the fridge. While refrigeration is essential to preserve perishables like dairy and meat, items such as tomatoes, p...

Maharashtra onion farmers are accusing government agencies of delaying crop procurement under the Price Stabilisation Fund, leading to sign...

Whole onions turn limp and moldy in refrigerators because cold temperatures trigger starch‑to‑sugar conversion and high humidity fosters ro...

Onion availability is stable with improved tomato and potato crops. Onion rabi production of 191 lakh tonnes meets needs. Kharif target are...

The retail prices of vegetables in the consumption centres are usually double the wholesale rates or even higher, mainly due to addition of...

As the shelf life of onions is less, the department has written to all states to place orders if they need onions, the sources said. The Ce...

The official said the government is planning to procure 50% more onions next year to tide over the period when there is short supply of oni...

It also added that use of improved storage structures as well as use of good storer varieties, judicious use of fertilizers, timely irrigat...

A quarter of the onion buffer stock of 100,000 tonnes is likely to have been damaged due to loss of moisture during storage.

S K Chadha, managing director of Nafed, the state owned cooperative marketing federation which maintains stocks for central government, sai...

PSU places a ceiling of $352/tonne for 2,000 tonne, even as onions in government’s buffer dry up.

Farmers are selling potato at prices as low as Rs 3 a kg in Uttar Pradesh, down from Rs 10-12 last year.

Permanent storage structures of onions have allowed farmers to decide on phased release of the crop.