Maharashtra: India farmers march in protest as onions rot
Farmers in Maharashtra are protesting after onion prices suddenly crashed over the past few weeks. …
“Last year, there was heavy rainfall in the months of July-August, so farmers delayed their cultivation. This has led to a huge surplus of the onion crop in March, which would otherwise have hit the market in December-January,” Mr Kuwalekar says, adding that things will get worse when the winter harvest also reaches the market in a few weeks.
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