Farmers are also finding it difficult to extract the wages of tomatoes. – Photo: Social Media Detailed
Excess production of tomato has become a problem for the farmers in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh. Where tomatoes used to fetch decent prices in December, now they are being sold at Re 1 per kg. Farmers are not even able to harvest tomatoes. On the other hand, tomato is being sold in the retail market for only ten rupees per kg. Please tell that this time the yield of tomato has been good. But prices are not available. The farmer says that the cost of tomato cultivation per acre is one lakh rupees. The wages have also become Rs. 60 to Rs. It is difficult to extract wages from tomatoes sold for Rs. Let us inform that about tomato is produced in thousand hectares in the district. Due to high production of tomatoes in December, January, the demand becomes weak. This is the reason why farmers are unable to get the right price for tomatoes. Deputy Director of Horticulture Department ML Uike says that due to the high yield of tomatoes these days, farmers are not getting fair prices. Tomato growers can earn profit under the project of processing unit by getting government grant to avoid losses. If sauce, ketchup, paste, curry is prepared and kept properly, then farmers can get good profits in the coming times. For this, the central government under the Pradhan Mantri Micro Food Upgradation Scheme 60 in a loan of lakhs gives a grant of lakhs. ,