A farmer from Maharashtra's Solapur was in for a rude shock when he got to know that he has earned a profit of merely Rs 2.49 against the sale of his 512 kg onions to a trader in the district.
Cost of a KitKat: Big Brands Leave Sugar Farmers at the Mercy of Climate Extremes. Nestlé, Coca Cola and Pepsi are among the buyers from Nanglamal Sugar Complex, which smallholders say gives no help with climate resilience Inderpal Singh, 66, grows sugarcane over 2.5 acres in.