date:Sep 22, 2020
the crop. Rather than 600 tons, about 400 tons reach the market every day now, APMC president B Venkatesh Kolar stated.
Before the pandemic and subsequent lockdown disrupted international trade, tomato growers in Kolar exported their produce to Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan and China. With travel restrictions eased following the lockdown was lifted, exports to Bangladesh have resumed. Every day for the past few weeks, lorries loaded with 400 tonnes of tomatoes have already been making their