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Indian Farmer Became Millionaire in a Month by Selling Tomatoes
Indian Farmer Became Millionaire in a Month by Selling Tomatoes
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As the cost of tomatoes continues to plunge, an Indian farmer in Maharashtra’s Pune district has earned more than INR 15 million ($182,754) by selling 13,000 crates of tomatoes.
2023-07-15T17:42+0530
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As the cost of tomatoes continues to rise in Indian markets, an Indian farmer in Maharashtra’s Pune district has earned more than INR 15 million ($182,754) in a month by selling 13,000 crates of tomatoes.Tukaram Bhagoji Gayakar cultivated tomatoes on 12 acres of land with the help of his family.Gayakar told local media that his family grows good-quality of tomatoes, and their knowledge of fertilizers and pesticides helps them ensure their crops are safe from pests.On Friday, he sold a total of 900 crates of tomatoes earning INR 1.8 million in a single day. Usually, they use to sell one crate of tomatoes and earn INR 2,100 from it.One crate is usually 20-25 kgs of tomatoes. However, the profit started increasing in the past month when the price of tomatoes sky-rocketed in the market.Traders have earlier told Sputnik that erratic weather, including heatwaves in March and April, followed by cyclone Biparjoy which was accompanied by heavy downpours, which resulted in the devastation of farmers' crops - has caused tomato prices to rise four to five times of late.India's Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh states are the primary sources of vegetable cultivation. In all these regions, extreme weather patterns impacted the crop this year.Meanwhile, as the price of tomatoes sore in the Indian market, giving profit to a few farmers in Maharashtra and Karnataka, a tomato farmer was found dead earlier this week, and the murderer took away all the money he earned by selling tomatoes.
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Indian Farmer Became Millionaire in a Month by Selling Tomatoes
Deexa Khanduri
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Tomatoes are a staple food in the Indian kitchen; however, this year, India is seeing a tomato crisis due to its scarcity. The cost of the red vegetables, as well as fruit, has increased up to 400%+ in recent weeks.
As the
cost of tomatoes continues to rise in Indian markets, an Indian farmer in
Maharashtra’s Pune district has earned more than INR 15 million ($182,754) in a month by selling
13,000 crates of tomatoes.
Tukaram Bhagoji Gayakar cultivated tomatoes on 12 acres of land with the help of his family.
Gayakar told local media that his family grows good-quality of tomatoes, and their knowledge of fertilizers and pesticides helps them ensure their crops are safe from pests.
On Friday, he sold a total of
900 crates of tomatoes earning INR 1.8 million in a single day. Usually, they use to sell
one crate of tomatoes and earn INR 2,100 from it.
One crate is usually 20-25 kgs of tomatoes.
However, the profit started increasing in the past month when the price of tomatoes sky-rocketed in the market.
Traders have earlier told Sputnik that erratic weather, including heatwaves in March and April, followed by
cyclone Biparjoy which was accompanied by heavy downpours, which resulted in the devastation of farmers' crops - has caused tomato prices to rise four to five times of late.
India's Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh states are the primary sources of vegetable cultivation. In all these regions, extreme weather patterns impacted the crop this year.
Meanwhile, as the price of tomatoes sore in the Indian market, giving profit to a few farmers in Maharashtra and Karnataka, a tomato farmer was found dead earlier this week, and the murderer took away all the money he earned by selling tomatoes.
