Onion growers’ body seeks Rs 1 lakh per acre for crop damage due to rains

MUMBAI:  An onion growers’ association in Maharashtra has demanded a compensation of Rs 1 lakh per acre for farmers who lost their crop due to severe rainfall in the state last month.

Maharashtra is the largest onion-producing state in the country.

In a letter written to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on May 29, the Maharashtra Rajya Kanda Utpadak Sanghatna also asked for “transparent” onion procurement by the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED). PTI