Alwar: This time as a consequence of steady rains in Alwar district throughout monsoon, sowing of pink onion was delayed in most components of the district. Farmers had been ready for the rains to cease, as quickly because the monsoon slowed down, onion planting has picked up tempo in Alwar district.
Alwar’s pink onion is legendary within the nation and overseas. Due to this, the title of Alwar has additionally reached totally different states and international nations. In Alwar, when the monsoon slows down, farmers plant pink onion. The greatest time for planting pink onion is taken into account to be open season after the rains. Although the planting of pink onion in Alwar district takes place from August to September 15, however this 12 months the rainfall in Alwar district has been virtually double the common. This time the wet season continued constantly, as a consequence of which farmers weren’t capable of plant pink onion on time.
Sowing of pink onion elevated as quickly because the wet season stopped (Photo ETV Bharat Alwar)
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Onion has not been planted but: Farmer Kanhaiya, who’s planting onions on his farm situated at Dhai Pedhi close to Alwar, stated that the time for planting onion seedlings in Alwar is from August to September 15, however this time the wet season lasted for a very long time in Alwar district. Due to this, many of the farmers couldn’t plant onion seedlings of their fields. Farmer Kanhaiya advised that now the wet season has stopped in Alwar. Now farmers are busy planting pink onion crops. He advised that he’s planting onions in about 10 bighas.
Rain diverted the goal of onion planting: Out of the complete state, 81 % of pink onion was to be planted in Alwar district, however as a consequence of steady rains, there’s now doubt in reaching this goal. The purpose is that the time for planting pink onion seedlings is taken into account to be until fifteenth September and this era has already handed. Due to this, planting of pink onion in Alwar district could fall behind the goal.
Onion planting goal elevated: Deputy Director of Horticulture Department, KL Meena stated that this 12 months the state has been given a goal of planting pink onion in 30 thousand hectares of land. In this, a goal of about 24 thousand 500 hectares has been given to Alwar, 2100 hectares to Jhalawar and 775 hectares to Ajmer. Due to good onion crop in Alwar district, the federal government has elevated the planting goal by 20 % in comparison with final 12 months, however as a consequence of rain, agricultural consultants have doubts about reaching this goal.
Area of onion within the district prior to now years
| Year | Area (hectares) |
| 2019 | 16500 |
| 2020 | 18500 |
| 2021 | 20500 |
| 2022 | 23000 |
| 2024 | 24500 |
