Centre funds 28 ideas to address, stabilise tomato supply chain
The Department of Consumer Affairs has provided funding for prototype development and mentorship to 28 ideas under a hackathon titled Tomato Grand Challenge (TGC).
The Department of Consumer Affairs has provided funding for prototype development and mentorship to 28 ideas under a hackathon titled Tomato Grand Challenge (TGC).
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Unseasonal rainfall during November had damaged the onion and tomato crops which led to a shortage of the two commodities in the market and triggered the price rise.
With the arrival of fresh stock from Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, the prices of tomatoes have dropped significantly in…
This was in response to an unstarred question in the Rajya Sabha by MP Kartikeya Sharma in the Monsoon session of the Parliament.
The procurement aims to check the current increase in prices of tomato and make it available to the consumers at affordable prices.
The tomatoes procured by NCCF and NAFED had been retailed, initially, at Rs.90/- per kg and then reduced to Rs.80/- per kg from 16 July.
The procurement of the tomatoes will be done by the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED) and the National Cooperative Consumers Federation (NCCF).
A vehicle transporting 2,000 kg of tomatoes to a market was robbed by unidentified miscreants in Bengaluru, police said.
Tomato, the ubiquitous fruit that garnishes the salad bowl and most Indian food is selling costlier than mangoes, apples, and…
