1. There are many small and marginal farmers who often do not have large quantity of onions (or for that matter, of vegetables) for sale. 2. It is same group of farmers who are often cheated by traders in markets of what the author refers to as mandis or markets of the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committees. It is this category of farmers who are exploited by politicians in Maharashtra. Unfortunately these farmers have never organized themselves and resisted exploitation by traders. 3. Very little research has been done by our Agricultural Universities in area of solar drying of onions or for that matter, use of food processing techniques to increase their shelf life. 4. My query on this subject is this: would it be ever possible to collect reliable statistics about production and sale of unions in Maharashtra?
OMG, he got it!! He has started thinking of storage after 70 years. That too sturdy, well designed, storage for his favorite onions!!!
1. There are many small and marginal farmers who often do not have large quantity of onions (or for that matter, of vegetables) for sale. 2. It is same group of farmers who are often cheated by traders in markets of what the author refers to as mandis or markets of the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committees. It is this category of farmers who are exploited by politicians in Maharashtra. Unfortunately these farmers have never organized themselves and resisted exploitation by traders. 3. Very little research has been done by our Agricultural Universities in area of solar drying of onions or for that matter, use of food processing techniques to increase their shelf life. 4. My query on this subject is this: would it be ever possible to collect reliable statistics about production and sale of unions in Maharashtra?