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Delayed cultivation is a concern for Bangladeshi onion farmers

In Bangladesh, the cultivation of a variety of the Kondo onion has been delayed due to excessive rain early this month, when farmers plant seedlings of the crop before harvesting it in early winter. This means the price of onion may now increase again following the hike in August, when wholesale prices went up due to shortages.

With this backdrop, farmers were preparing their fields for cultivating the Kondo variety as harvesting the crop in early winter would help cater to demand until fresh stocks hit the market in March next year. However, cultivation in Pabna, the country's biggest onion producing district, was delayed by up to ten days due to severe waterlogging amid incessant rain.


Source: thedailystar.net

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