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Onion farmers seek Rs 10,000 crore revival package, stable export policy from CentreMaharashtra onion farmers are facing a severe financial crisis. They are urging the central government for a special Rs 10,000 crore reviva...31 May, 2026, 08.18 AM IST- Maharashtra CM Fadnavis meets Amit Shah; says "positive decision to be taken on raising MSP, ethanol quota, loan restructuring"Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Discussions focused on the sugar industry and onion fa...28 May, 2026, 11.53 AM IST
- Rohit Pawar joins onion farmers' protest; says govt must buy produce at Rs 25 per kgNCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar led a protest demanding the government buy onions at Rs 25 per kg. Farmers are selling produce at distress prices ...18 May, 2026, 04.04 PM IST
- How war, weather & soaring costs are turning onion harvest into a loss-making nightmareMaharashtra's onion farmers are facing severe financial distress as prices plummet below production costs due to bumper arrivals, unseasona...18 May, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
- Maharashtra govt ignoring distressed farmers, pursuing unnecessary projects: Jayant PatilSenior NCP (SP) leader Jayant Patil has slammed the Maharashtra government. He stated that funds are unavailable for distressed farmers. Ho...16 May, 2026, 10.59 AM IST
- Centre to procure onions at Rs 12.35 per kg rate from farmers, says ChouhanOnion farmers will receive Rs 12.35 per kg for their produce. Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced this procurement p...15 May, 2026, 07.23 PM IST
- Centre's intervention pushed onion growers into losses in 2025: Farmers' bodyIndian onion farmers faced significant financial losses in 2025. The Maharashtra State Onion Growers Farmers' Association alleges governmen...31 Dec, 2025, 10.22 AM IST
- Keeping onion markets shut for 11 days for Diwali causing hardship to farmers: DigholeFarmers in Nashik are facing significant financial losses due to the closure of onion markets for eleven days during Diwali. Bharat Dighole...17 Oct, 2025, 05.12 PM IST
- Onion growers allege financial loss due to non-transparent procurementOnion farmers in Maharashtra are protesting against NAFED, alleging non-transparent procurement practices that lead to financial losses. Th...23 Aug, 2025, 03.39 PM IST
- Stop Nafed's onion procurement till irregularities are investigated, demand farmersOnion growers are demanding the suspension of Nafed's onion procurement operations due to reported irregularities found by a Nafed team dur...24 Jun, 2024, 07.23 AM IST
- LS polls: Ahead of remaining two phases in Maharashtra, focus shifts to onion beltThe state has 22 onion-producing districts across 13 parliamentary constituencies where growers have been impacted by the Centre's moves ov...09 May, 2024, 05.38 PM IST
- Tur and onion growers may be paid via DBT for procurementUntil now, the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India and National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India Ltd ...25 Nov, 2023, 12.06 AM IST
- Centre to buy 2 lakh metric tonnes onion at Rs 2,410 per quintal: FadnavisThe Centre has announced plans to purchase two lakh metric tonnes of onions in Maharashtra to provide relief to producers. The government w...22 Aug, 2023, 11.47 AM IST
- Tomato, onion growers in tears following price crash in KarnatakaAccording to Manjunath, a wholesale vegetable dealer in KR Market here, tomatoes are being sold from Rs 5 to Rs six per kg in the wholesale...01 Dec, 2022, 05.27 PM IST
- With eye on 2019, BJP government in Maharashtra woos onion growersAccording to sources, the Maharashtra government is in the process of finalising intervention measures such as ex-gratia grant and transpor...16 Dec, 2018, 12.46 PM IST
- Government to purchase 15,000 tonnes of onions due to bumper cropRam Vilas Paswan said this in a brief intervention during the Zero Hour when concern was expressed over the fall in prices affecting the on...04 May, 2016, 03.16 PM IST
- Too late to scrap minimum export price, say onion tradersOnion traders today said the government's decision to abolish minimum export price of the bulb has come "late" as growers have already suff...03 May, 2012, 06.30 PM IST
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