NAFED to start buying Kharif onion from Gujarat farmers
TCN Service/Ahmedabad
The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (Nafed) will start buying Kharif onion from farmers in Gujarat to provide relief amid falling prices of the crop.
Indian government spokesperson said NAFED will start procurement on the directions of the Union government and it will provide stability to the onion market in the State.
“Taking stock of the situation due to depressed prices of Onion in late Kharif season in Gujarat, the Union Consumer Affairs department has directed NAFED to start buying Onion from three major markets in Gujarat. NAFED will start procurement of onion from 9 March 2023 in Bhavnagar (Mahua), Gondal and Porbandar,” the spokesperson added.
He stated that this intervention has been planned by the Indian government to give immediate relief to the farmers from crashing prices of onions.
Farmers are requested to bring their good quality and dried stock to the procurement centres to avail of better rate at these centres. Payments to the farmers will be done online and more centres will be opened from time to time as required, he further added.
