6 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from An innovative onion storage structure | Indian Horticulture, published by epubs.icar.org.in. Source-evidenced topics include innovative onion storage structure, onion storage, india, unseasonal rainfall, storage facility, single span hut shape structure, shelf-life, storage losses. Every answer is a verbatim span of text the source prints, and each row carries the passage it sits in, its offset in that passage, the source quote, the page and the location in the document, so any row can be checked against the original. Question types in the export: 3 factual, 2 relationship, 1 list. 3 of the 6 pairs (50.0%) ask explanatory questions; the remaining 3 are factual or table-based questions. 100.00% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
This dataset explores an innovative onion storage structure designed to address challenges faced by Indian farmers, such as unseasonal rainfall, market instability, and storage losses. The structure, described as a single-span hut-shaped facility, is built using materials like MS pipes, metal wire mesh, and tarpaulin/shade net. It can store up to 30 tonnes of onions for six months, helping farmers maintain market stability during the lean period from August to November. India, contributing about 20% of global onion production, benefits from such solutions to enhance shelf-life and reduce spoilage.
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| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_document | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
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| How does the storage structure benefit farmers during the lean period? | helps in maintaining a better micro-climate for enhancing shelf-life and minimizing storage losses | This structure also helps in maintaining a better micro-climate for enhancing shelf-life and minimizing storage losses. Onion stock stored in such structure shall help to getassured price to farmers and maintain market stability during the lean period of August to November of the year. | 20 | relationship | 0.970 | https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndHort/article/view/126543 | This structure also helps in maintaining a better micro-climate for enhancing shelf-life and minimizing storage losses. | p[0] | 0.700 | valid | |
| Why do farmers favor growing onions after the monsoon season? | its superior quality, larger and uniform bulb size, and better storability | India is the second largest producer of onion contributing about 20% of the world production. Onion is cultivated both during monsoon and post-monsoon seasons. The latter is preferred by the farmers for its superior quality, larger and uniform bulb size, and better storability. incidence of unseasonal rainfall, unstable market prices, lack of adequate storage facility leads to distressed sales and spoilage of onions. This necessitates the development of low-cost durable storage structures at a farmers’ field. a single span hut shape structure (60’ L × 5’ B × 7’ H) with east-west orientation has been developed using MS pipes, metal wire mesh, tarpaulin/shade net etc. Such innovative on-farm, affordable, and sturdy storage structures are ideal for storing about 30 tonnes of onions for six months during the summer when the market is always glutted. | 203 | relationship | 0.970 | https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndHort/article/view/126543 | The latter is preferred by the farmers for its superior quality, larger and uniform bulb size, and better storability. | p[0] | |||
| What components are used to construct the single span hut-shaped storage structure? | MS pipes, metal wire mesh, tarpaulin/shade net | India is the second largest producer of onion contributing about 20% of the world production. Onion is cultivated both during monsoon and post-monsoon seasons. The latter is preferred by the farmers for its superior quality, larger and uniform bulb size, and better storability. incidence of unseasonal rainfall, unstable market prices, lack of adequate storage facility leads to distressed sales and spoilage of onions. This necessitates the development of low-cost durable storage structures at a farmers’ field. a single span hut shape structure (60’ L × 5’ B × 7’ H) with east-west orientation has been developed using MS pipes, metal wire mesh, tarpaulin/shade net etc. Such innovative on-farm, affordable, and sturdy storage structures are ideal for storing about 30 tonnes of onions for six months during the summer when the market is always glutted. | 623 | list | 0.820 | https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndHort/article/view/126543 | a single span hut shape structure (60’ L × 5’ B × 7’ H) with east-west orientation has been developed using MS pipes, metal wire mesh, tarpaulin/shade net etc. | ||||
| What is the onion storage capacity of the innovative on-farm structure? | about 30 tonnes of onions | India is the second largest producer of onion contributing about 20% of the world production. Onion is cultivated both during monsoon and post-monsoon seasons. The latter is preferred by the farmers for its superior quality, larger and uniform bulb size, and better storability. incidence of unseasonal rainfall, unstable market prices, lack of adequate storage facility leads to distressed sales and spoilage of onions. This necessitates the development of low-cost durable storage structures at a farmers’ field. a single span hut shape structure (60’ L × 5’ B × 7’ H) with east-west orientation has been developed using MS pipes, metal wire mesh, tarpaulin/shade net etc. Such innovative on-farm, affordable, and sturdy storage structures are ideal for storing about 30 tonnes of onions for six months during the summer when the market is always glutted. | 764 | factual | 0.570 | https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndHort/article/view/126543 | Such innovative on-farm, affordable, and sturdy storage structures are ideal for storing about 30 tonnes of onions for six months during the summer when the market is always glutted. | ||||
| During which months does the storage structure help maintain market stability for onions? | August to November | This structure also helps in maintaining a better micro-climate for enhancing shelf-life and minimizing storage losses. Onion stock stored in such structure shall help to getassured price to farmers and maintain market stability during the lean period of August to November of the year. | 255 | factual | 0.490 | https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndHort/article/view/126543 | Onion stock stored in such structure shall help to getassured price to farmers and maintain market stability during the lean period of August to November of the year. | p[0] | 0.700 | valid | |
| What share of global onion production is attributed to India? | about 20% | India is the second largest producer of onion contributing about 20% of the world production. Onion is cultivated both during monsoon and post-monsoon seasons. The latter is preferred by the farmers for its superior quality, larger and uniform bulb size, and better storability. incidence of unseasonal rainfall, unstable market prices, lack of adequate storage facility leads to distressed sales and spoilage of onions. This necessitates the development of low-cost durable storage structures at a farmers’ field. a single span hut shape structure (60’ L × 5’ B × 7’ H) with east-west orientation has been developed using MS pipes, metal wire mesh, tarpaulin/shade net etc. Such innovative on-farm, affordable, and sturdy storage structures are ideal for storing about 30 tonnes of onions for six months during the summer when the market is always glutted. | 59 | factual | 0.370 | https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndHort/article/view/126543 | India is the second largest producer of onion contributing about 20% of the world production. | p[0] | 0.700 | valid |
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