NCP MLAs reached the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, wearing onion garlands and carrying onions on their heads, demanding fair price for onions amidst the fall in prices. Earlier on Monday, due to the low wholesale price of onions, farmers had stopped the auction at the Lasalgaon Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) in Nashik. After this the Maharashtra State Onion Producers Association protested against the government.

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Let us tell you that, due to the gradual fall in the prices of onions, the farmers started their agitation at Lasalgaon APMC, as a result of which the auction of onions got stopped. The demand of the organization is that onion should be sold at the right price. The sale of onions in the auction was stopped as they were being sold at Rs 1/kg or Rs 2/kg. Due to the heavy yield of onion crop, its prices are falling in other states as well. Told the farmers that, to grow onions , cost per acre is Rs. , whereas they only 35 for the produce sold in the auction ,00 from Rs. 20, earn Rs. . He also said that, in such a situation, farmers are even considering committing suicide. ,Farmers protest against Center and NAFED

It may be noted that a few days back, the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana (SSS) blocked the Shirdi-Surat highway citing the fall in onion prices. The farmers threw onions and grapes on the ground to express their displeasure against the government during their strike. Similar protests were witnessed when farmers union registered their anger against the governments and NAFED both in the state and at the Centre.

512 Earning Rs.2 on selling 1 kg onion

In a shocking incident in Solapur district, a 54 of Borgaon village ) year old onion farmer to sell 512 kg onions in Solapur APMC kilometer distance was covered. After the sale, to his surprise, he was given a check of Rs.2. Onion is the main cash crop in Maharashtra and accounts for the total major vegetable production in the country. to 54 percent share. Not only onions, other vegetables are also being sold at low prices, due to which the farmers are facing difficulties. In another similar incident, Ambadas Sahebrao Nikam, a farmer from Yeola taluka Kusur village, killed his cattle fed brinjal worth Rs., because he was not getting fair price for his crop.

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Tue, Feb 28, 2023, 2: 30 PM IST