Export competativeness of onion from India

Onion is one of the most important vegetable cum condiment crops of liliaceae family grown in India.India is a traditional exporter of Onion. In 1951–52.the country Has exported 5000 tons of onion.India exported 1783820 MT of onion during 2008–09 with total value of 283428 “lakh which is record quantity after the export was canalized through NAFED”. The major export destination of onion are Bangladesh, Malaysia, UAE, Srilanka and Nepal.