Farmer sells onions at Rs. 8, you buy at Rs. 70

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.You're right to feel ripped off, but spare a thought for the farmer, too. A National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (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.

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