Onion Storage
Onion production is steadily increasing in our state to bridge up the gap between the consumers
requirement of onion vis- a-vis actual production volume. 2 South Bengal districts, viz.
Murshidabad and Nadia have produced approx 4.00 lakh MT onion this year, which is an
achievement in itself.
However, Hardening of Onion price from July onward is a regular phenomenon in our state
because our local production gets exhausted by that time. Hence, special attention has been
provided in helping farmers to store freshly harvested onion and garlic during March April to
enable them avoid distressed cell when the price is lower and sale it from June July onwards to
avail the higher prices. To fulfil the objective following steps have been taken :-
- 4000 small size Onion Storage Structures (OSS) have been constructed all over the state
with the cumulative capacity of 36,000 metric ton to provide farmers the scope of storage
of their own onion produce
- 8 big size Onion Storage Structures (OSS) have been constructed in the districts of Purba
Bardhaman, Hoogly, Murshidabad, Nadia and Malda under jurisdiction of the concerned
Zilla Regulated Market Committees and farmers have already stored their freshly
harvested onion produce there
- Sufal bangla is regularly procuring onion and garlic from the farmers at remunerative
prices seling it directly to the consumers through its 649 mobile and static outlets at
reasonable prices