00:00So, let's start.
00:18Your name?
00:20Poovdas.
00:21Full name?
00:22Poovdas Baburao Pawa.
00:23And you are a farmer of onions here in Nashik area?
00:28Yes, Nashik area.
00:30So, you tell us, we met other onion farmers and they were saying that you are in a lot of trouble.
00:37Because export has been stopped. So, can you tell us what happened?
00:41The day export was stopped, the market was in a good position.
00:48It was Rs. 240-340.
00:51How much?
00:53There was a market of Rs. 42-45.
00:57So, Rs. 42 per kilo?
00:59Yes, per kilo.
01:00Okay.
01:01Because of the ban on export, the market was down to Rs. 1500-2000.
01:0650% of the market was down.
01:09This is causing a loss to the farmers.
01:15Because the market for pesticides is the same.
01:19The market for fertilizers is the same.
01:21The laborers are the same.
01:23The farmers are the same.
01:26But there is no perfect rate for our onions.
01:32We are exporting.
01:35We are exporting.
01:38And when you look at it, we are not losing anything.
01:43So, the rate that the farmers used to get was reduced by half due to the ban on export.
01:52Yes, due to the ban on export.
01:54So, how many farmers will be here in Nashik?
01:58The entire Nashik district depends on onions.
02:01The entire Nashik district depends on onions.
02:04There is not much rainfall.
02:07So, the crop is good in less rain.
02:10The crop of onions is good in less rain.
02:13The crop is good in more rain.
02:16And the crop is good in less rain.
02:18But what is happening is that the government's policy is different.
02:26So, did you go to talk to the government?
02:31We went to talk to the government.
02:33We protested.
02:34We protested 2-3 times.
02:36We closed the market.
02:37But the government is not doing anything for the farmers.
02:41So, the elections are going on right now.
02:43As you know, there have been some phases.
02:45Something is going to happen.
02:46Do you think that the current situation in Maharashtra will have an effect?
02:52The current situation in Maharashtra is more problematic.
02:56Because the farmers are more angry.
02:59Because of onions.
03:01And all the products that are produced from the farmers,
03:04whether it is soybeans or corn,
03:07the prices are going down.
03:11Last year, the price of soybeans was Rs. 8000.
03:13This year, it is Rs. 4000-4500.
03:16There is a loss of 50%.
03:19So, do you think that the farmers who grow onions will have an effect in the elections?
03:28Yes, it will have a bigger impact in the elections.
03:30The farmers are more angry.
03:32They are not going to support the party.
03:35So, the farmers may not support the union of Eknash Inde?
03:41Yes.
03:42The farmers will not support it.
03:45Because all the candidates are going everywhere.
03:49The farmers are more angry with them.
03:51They say, don't come.
03:53You have done so much for us.
03:55So, don't come.
03:57So, don't come.
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