With onion price touching `90 to `100 per kg, the Chief Minister’s Onion Mission has been introduced in Assam to bring an additional 2,000 hectare under scientific onion cultivation.
To be implemented by the State Directorate of Horticulture and Food Processing, efforts would be made to produce 1,00,000 MT onion in Assam in 21 districts of the State through scientific cultivation, official sources said. At present the State produces only 25,000 MT onion.
Improved variety of onion seeds ‘Agrifound light Red’ has been procured from the National Horticultural Research and Development Foundation and selected farmers groups which will cultivate a minimum of five ha land.