View: New farm reforms give farmers greater choice, to reduce wastage and transportation effort

View: New farm reforms give farmers greater choice, to reduce wastage and transportation effort

In December 2010, newspapers ran out of print reporting on what was dubbed as ‘The Great Indian Onion Robbery’. They highlighted speculative traders cornering the onion markets, with wholesale traders in Delhi purchasing the vegetable at Rs 34 a kg, while it was retailed at Rs 80 a kg, a mark-up of 135%. Typically, 45% … Read more