Alwar: Due to steady rain in Alwar district throughout monsoon, sowing of crimson onion was delayed in most elements of the district this time. Farmers have been ready for the rain to cease, as quickly because the velocity of monsoon slowed down, onion planting has elevated in Alwar district.
The crimson onion of Alwar has been well-known within the nation and overseas. Due to this, the title of Alwar has reached overseas together with numerous states. When the monsoon slows down in Alwar, the farmers plant crimson onions. The greatest time to plant crimson onions is taken into account to be the open climate after the rain. Although the planting of crimson onions in Alwar district is completed from August to fifteen September, however this yr the Alwar district has obtained nearly twice the common rainfall. This time the rain continued repeatedly, because of which the farmers weren’t in a position to plant crimson onions on time.
As quickly because the wet season stopped, sowing of crimson onion elevated (Photo ETV Bharat Alwar)
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Onion planting has not been completed but: Farmer Kanhaiya, who’s planting onions on a farm positioned at Dhai Pedhi close to Alwar, stated that the time for planting onion saplings in Alwar is from August to fifteen September, however this time the wet season in Alwar district lasted for a very long time. Due to this, a lot of the farmers couldn’t plant onion saplings within the fields. Farmer Kanhaiya stated that now the wet season has stopped in Alwar. Now the farmers have change into busy planting crimson onion saplings. He advised that he’s planting onions in about 10 bighas.
Rain derailed the goal of onion planting: 81% of the crimson onion plantation in the whole state was to be completed in Alwar district, however because of steady rains, there’s doubt about reaching this goal. The cause is that the time for planting crimson onion saplings is taken into account to be until fifteenth September and this era has already handed. Due to this, planting of crimson onion in Alwar district might fall behind the goal.
Target for onion planting elevated: Deputy Director of Horticulture Department KL Meena stated that this yr the state has been given the goal of planting crimson onion in 30 thousand hectares of land. In this, about 24 thousand 500 hectares have been given to Alwar, 2100 hectares to Jhalawar, 775 hectares to Ajmer. Due to good onion crop in Alwar district, the federal government has elevated the planting goal by 20 % this time in comparison with final yr, however because of rain, agricultural specialists are uncertain about reaching this goal.
Onion acreage within the district up to now years
| Year | Area (hectare) |
| 2019 | 16500 |
| 2020 | 18500 |
| 2021 | 20500 |
| 2022 | 23000 |
| 2024 | 24500 |
