tomato farming

Babita Rawat, a farmer from Uttarakhand, is an award-winning farmer who has been reaping success with mushroom farming, alongside growing tomato, okra, and more on her farm.

Smarika Chandrakar quit a corporate career to become a full-time farmer in Chhattisgarh. With 125 people employed in her fields, she hopes to introduce advanced technology to improve productivity.

Shankar Jaat from Salera village in Rajasthan grew the '1057 variety' of tomato using drip and mulching techniques increase both his harvest and income. He was trained by the Bharatiya Agro Industries Foundation (BAIF) Research Foundation

Kanak Lata from Vittalpur, Uttar Pradesh, grows Durg and Aryaman varieties of tomatoes that are now a hit with the locals and foreigners. She now expects a profit of Rs 2.5 lakhs from the sale of her organic produce

Until 23 March, one quintal of the Kolar tomatoes was selling around Rs 1,133. The very next day, the prices dropped to a shocking Rs 133 per quintal.