 "Nafed procures 95,000 tonnes of onion to create buffer stock")
National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (Nafed) on Sunday said it has procured 95,000 tonnes of onion directly from farmers at prevailing rates for creating a buffer stock on behalf of the government.
Last year, Nafed had purchased a total of 57,000 tonnes of onion from the 2018-19 Rabi (winter) crop under the Price Stabilisation Fund (PSF). The target this time is to buy 1 lakh tonnes of key kitchen staple from the major producing states.
"We have procured 95,000 tonnes of onion so far for the buffer stock. We will complete the target of 1 lakh tonne in
