date:Nov 29, 2021
dropped. While the price has shot up due to tight supplies caused by widespread rain, not many farmers could reap the benefits owing to crop damage.
The horticulture department is trying its best to support tomato farmers, deputy director M. Bhuvaneswari said. As per the data available with the department collated with the help of the revenue department, tomato crops on only 8.62 hectares were destroyed in rain this year. Most of the farmers are getting good returns, she said. Tomato farmers a