INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
(Representational Image: PTI)The Centre's notification banning the export of onions of all varieties due to a spike in domestic prices has
caused a lot of heartache for onion farmers in the state of Karnataka
And more so for the growers of a special variety called Bangalore Rose.This variety is mostly exported to Southeast Asian nations because of
According to some growers, close to 90 percent of the Bangalore Rose onions are sent abroad but with the ban, farmers are now suffering.It
is stated that close to 40 containers of the Bangalore Rose onion containers are stuck in the Chennai port
This variety is today grown in over 5,000 acres around the city in places such as Chikkaballapura, Bengaluru Rural and Kolar districts.The
problem exporters especially are facing is that they will have to end up deferring payments because overhead costs will be high.According to
sources, 80 per cent of the production comes in the Rabi season and some 15 per cent comes in Kharif season.The annual production of this
variety is estimated to be around 60,000 tonnes, of which about 90 per cent is exported to Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, and Taiwan, among
other Southeast Asian countries, where it is used in seasoning, pickling, and in the form of dehydrated powder
