Onions cost Rs 70 but farmers get only Rs 8!

August 22, 2013 10:38

'The next time you shell out Rs 70 to buy a kg of onions, reflect on this: the humble bulb's journey from farm to plate started, as it has ended, with exploitation,' reports Sandeep Pai in Hindustan Times.

A Nabard report on onion production and marketing seen by HT shows that the farmer makes a profit of just Rs. 3.60 for every kg he sells, Pai reports.

'According to the Nabard study, in an ideal situation -- with no hoarding or unfair practices, and wastage at the "normal" 25 pc of the 150 million tonne crop -- onions should be available at Rs 14 per kg, with the farmer getting a selling price of Rs 8 and making just under half of that as profit,' says Pai.

Enough to shed tears, right? You can read the report here while doing so.

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