Export disruption hits ‘Bangalore Rose’ onion farmers; MP seeks urgent support

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Karnataka's Chickballapur MP K. Sudhakar has urged the Union government to intervene urgently as farmers cultivating the geographically indicated 'Bangalore Rose' onion face severe market distress. The distinctive scarlet-red variety, primarily grown in Chickballapur, Kolar, and Bengaluru Rural districts, reportedly experiences export disruptions affecting farmer livelihoods.

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