About Onion
Onion is India's most politically sensitive vegetable. India is the world's second-largest grower, and its stored rabi onion supplies the country for half the year.
Where Onion Is Grown in Telangana
The main onion districts of Telangana are Mahabubnagar, Medak, Rangareddy. Telangana has become one of India's largest paddy producers thanks to new irrigation, and grows cotton, maize, red gram, chilli, turmeric and soybean. Nizamabad is home to the National Turmeric Board.
Season in Telangana
Kharif (Oct–Dec), late kharif (Jan–Mar), rabi (Mar–May, stored to Oct). Exact arrival dates in Telangana depend on local sowing and the monsoon, so check current arrivals before planning purchases.
How Onion Is Sold in Telangana
Farm produce is sold through regulated APMC market yards under the state's agricultural produce marketing law, run by the state agricultural marketing board, with many yards linked to eNAM. The state buys very large volumes of paddy through village purchase centres.
Other major markets in Telangana
- NizamabadTurmeric, maizeAboutExplore
- Warangal (Enumamula)Cotton, chilli, maizeAboutExplore
- Bowenpally, HyderabadVegetablesAboutExplore
- KhammamChilli, cottonAboutExplore
- AdilabadCotton, soybeanAboutExplore
Government Buying in Telangana
No MSP; NAFED and NCCF buy for the buffer stock. In Telangana, buying is organised through the agencies below, usually at procurement centres in or near the mandis during the harvest window. Farmers register in advance, and payment is made to their bank accounts.
- Telangana State Civil Supplies CorporationPaddy procurementAboutExplore
- Telangana State Agricultural Marketing DepartmentRegulated marketsAboutExplore
- National Turmeric BoardNizamabadAboutExplore
Buyers, Processors and Exporters
These companies and bodies buy, process or export onion across India, including from Telangana. Tap a name for details.
- KB Exports Pvt LtdMumbai · fresh fruit and vegetable exporter (KayBee)AboutExplore
- Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company LtdNashik · farmer-owned FPO; fruits and vegetablesAboutExplore
- Ninjacart (63 Ideas Infolabs Pvt Ltd)Bengaluru · B2B fresh produceAboutExplore
- BigBasket (Supermarket Grocery Supplies Pvt Ltd)Online groceryAboutExplore
- APEDAExport promotion, residue monitoring and registrationAboutExplore
- Namdhari Seeds Pvt LtdBengaluru · vegetable seedsAboutExplore
- East-West Seed India Pvt LtdAurangabad / Bengaluru · vegetable seedsAboutExplore
- VNR Seeds Pvt LtdRaipur · vegetable seedsAboutExplore
- Syngenta India Pvt LtdVegetable seedsAboutExplore
- Mahyco (Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company Pvt Ltd)Jalna · vegetable hybridsAboutExplore
- Indo-American Hybrid Seeds (India) Pvt LtdBengaluru · vegetable and flower seedsAboutExplore
Research and Advice in Telangana
New varieties, crop advice and seed for onion growers in Telangana come from the state agricultural universities below and from the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in each district.
Onion in Other States
Maharashtra · Karnataka · Madhya Pradesh · Gujarat · Rajasthan · Bihar · Andhra Pradesh · Uttar Pradesh · Haryana · West Bengal
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