Business News Desk, A kitchen is incomplete without onions. It is one of the most important items in the kitchen. When onion prices skyrocket, it disappears from many kitchens. The demand for onions is always there. Farmers can earn a lot of money through its cultivation. The Yogi government in Uttar Pradesh is encouraging onion cultivation. The government has decided to produce onions on a large scale in many districts. For this, assistance is being provided by the government. The Horticulture Department is providing a subsidy of Rs 12,000 per hectare of land for onion cultivation. In view of the increasing demand for onions, its prices keep increasing. The government is also promoting onion exports. In such a situation, its prices can increase even more. At present, onions are being sold for up to Rs 80 per kg. Experts believe that its prices can cross Rs 100 per kg.
Yogi government is promoting onion cultivation
Horticulture Officer of Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, Punit Kumar Pathak says that the government is promoting onion cultivation. Talking to Local 18, he said that under the National Agricultural Development Scheme, a target has been set to cultivate onions in 300 hectares of area in Shahjahanpur district. Farmers are also being made aware for this. Not only this, the government is also providing improved variety of onion seeds to the farmers for free. Farmers are also being given technical information for onion cultivation. Farmers can increase their income by cultivating onions.
The target is to cultivate onion in 100 hectares in Moradabad
In Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, the Horticulture Department has set a target of cultivating green onions on 100 hectares of land. The Horticulture Department is providing a subsidy of Rs 12,000 per hectare of land. To avail the benefits of this scheme, farmers will have to register online.
This is how farmers can take advantage of onion cultivation
Puneet Kumar Pathak of Shahjahanpur says that seeds are being given to farmers by the National Horticulture Research and Development Foundation. To get the seeds, farmers will have to register with the Horticulture Department. For this, farmers will need Khatauni, bank passbook, Aadhar card and two photographs.
