Onion

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Supply Type Manufacturer, Exporter, Supplier
Preferred Buyer Location All over the world

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Product Details

Onion (Allium cepa L) is extremely important vegetable crop not only for internal consumption but also as highest foreign exchange earner among the fruits and vegetables. It occupies an area of 1064 thousand ha, with production of 15118 thousand tons. The export of onion during 2011 -12 was 13,09,863.26 thousand tons with a value of Rs 1,722.85 crores.

India is the second largest onion growing country in the world. Indian onions are famous for their pungency and are available round the year. Indian onions has two crop cycles, first harvesting starts in November to January and the second harvesting from January to May.

There is a sizeable increase in acreage and production of onion in India.In terms of area,there is an increase from 768 thousand ha in 2006-07 to 1064 thousand ha in 2010-11, while in terms of production it has increased from 10,847.00 to 15,118.00 thousand tons.

Health Benefits From Onion:

The phytochemicals in onions along with their vitamin C help improve immunity.

Onions contain chromium, which assists in regulating blood sugar.

Onions scavenge free radicals, thereby reducing your risk of developing gastric ulcers.

Onions have antibiotic, antiseptic, antimicrobial and carminative properties to help you stay away from infections.

Company Details

Mazenta Agro is a sustainable agriculture company. We deliver agricultural products that support farmers all around the world.
We are focused on empowering farmers—large and small—to produce more from their land while conserving more of our world's natural resources such as water and energy. We do this with our leading seed brands in crops like corn, cotton, oilseeds and fruits and vegetables. We also produce leading in-the-seed trait technologies for farmers, which are aimed at protecting their yield, supporting their on-farm efficiency and reducing their on-farm costs.
We strive to make our products available to farmers throughout the world by broadly licensing our seed and trait technologies to other companies. In addition to our seeds and traits business, we also manufacture herbicides used by farmers, consumers and lawn-and-garden professionals.
Mazenta Agro has emerged to be the most preferred seed brands in India and is currently the largest Bt cotton Seed Company in the country. In line with its vision of providing farmers with world class cotton seeds at affordable prices, today, the company also provides complementary services that help farmers leverage the relationship with the company to the fullest extent. As part of its services, Mazenta Agro provides extension services to the farmers, which include a package of product awareness programs, crop demonstration and crop risk awareness programs.
We offer a range of products and services:
We offer high quality food ingredients to serve food manufacturers and food service industry
We originate, process, store, trade and market a wide range of agricultural commodities such as grains, oilseeds, sugar and cotton
We offer premix, compound feed and therapeutic care products to nourish and treat animals
We provide risk management and financial solutions