Exporter Accuses NAFED of Buying Substandard A-Grade Onions

A big government program in India buys onions from farmers to keep prices fair.

In Nashik, a farmer named Pravin Kadam says the government bought bad onions that were not good enough, but still paid the high price for top‑grade onions.

He thinks the government stopped buying the lower‑quality onions only after they had already bought a lot of them.

Farmers want the government to show all the details of what was bought, from whom, and where it was stored.

They also want a separate investigation to find out if the government really bought from local farmers or from other states.

The government said it will only buy good onions from July 30.

The farmer and the growers are worried that the change in rules might hurt them.

They want the government to be honest and fair.

The story is about how the government buys food and how farmers feel about it.