Why falling prices of onions and potatoes are distressing farmers

Prices of these two commodities have seen perhaps the wildest fluctuations in agriculture commodities among all crops for multiple reasons

Sanjeeb Mukherjee | New Delhi
Last Updated at March 7, 2023 10:33 IST

Photo: Bloomberg

Tomatoes, onions, and potatoes, now called TOP are once again in the news following a yearly ritual of price spikes and drops, which surprisingly refuses to go despite multiple efforts and several measures.

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