CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Failure to ensure good onion prices for the farmers’ produce by the Lasalgaon onion market – said to be Asia’s biggest onion market, has resulted in the farmers moving away from the Lasalgaon Agriculture Produce Market Committee.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lasalgaon onion is extremely popular because of its light red colour, pungency, size (bigger than other varieties) and long shelf life.

Detailed explanation-3: -Farmers cultivate onion in Nashik, Ahmednagar, Pune, Dhule and Sholapur districts in Maharashtra.