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Why onion farmers often end up crying

With the passage of Rajya Sabha amendments to the Essential Commodities Act (ECA), food prices will enter a new political paradigm. The government claims that deregulation – the new ECA removes restrictions on the movement and storage of food such as onions by private actors – will incentivize the creation …

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Onion growers see red because government bans exports

New Delhi: A sudden ban on the export of onions has dealt a severe blow to farmers in the fastest growing state of Maharashtra, who had stored their winter harvest in hopes of obtaining a better price. A day after the center banned exports, wholesale prices plummeted on Tuesday. On …

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