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Dehydration Technology To Help Onion Farmers Forget Their Woes

Agriculture experts say that onions often get spoiled due to rain or bad weather but this technology has now eliminated the problem.

Karnal: An innovation on dehydrating onions is expected to go a long way in solving the worries of the farmers related to vagaries of weather and storage. This technology has been pioneered at Nilokheri in Haryana and has raised the hopes of onion farmers as it allows onions to be preserved for longer duration thus preventing losses and ensuring better remuneration.

President of Farmer Producer Organization (FPO) at Nilokheri, Dr Sardar Singh revealed, “Now onions are being dehydrated and prepared in the form of flakes i.e. 'Onion Flakes'. In this process, all th

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