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Tomato farmers stare at loss asprice crashes on bumper crop | Coimbatore News


Coimbatore: Tomato farmers in the district have stopped harvesting the crop and feeding it to cattle as price has dropped to Rs 5 for a kilogram from Rs 25 a month ago
Tomatoes are cultivated in about 5,000 hectares in areas like Thondamuthur, Narasipuram, Thenkarai, Nachipalayam and Theethipatti here.
Price has touched a three-year low, said A Jagannathan, an Alandurai-based farmer. “Last year, we sold 12kg (a box) for Rs 300 to Rs 400. Now, we are selling the same quantity for Rs 70 to Rs 80,” he told TOI.
“Farmers in the region had spent over Rs 1 lakh for cultivating tomatoes in an acre. They will have to spend a few thousand more to harvest and transport tomatoes to commission mandis. We have to pay a farmhand Rs 800 a day to harvest 12kg tomatoes. We also need to spend at least Rs 25 for transporting a box. As farmhands from nearby districts including Salem are yet to reach the district, we are witnessing labour shortage. Wages have gone up,” Jagannathan ....

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Simmering discontent over projects


Despite loan waiver and declaration of special zone, delta residents cite concerns
On the surface, it may be an Assembly election sans issues in the Cauvery delta region. Declaration of the delta region as a Protected Special Agriculture Zone (PSAZ) and the waiving of cooperative farm loans to the tune of ₹12,000 crore seem to have resolved long-pending issues of the farmers. But the simmering discontent over a “lack of progress” and the favouring of one section could play a role in the election.
“Even though the State government has created the Tamil Nadu Protected Agricultural Zone Authority, not a single meeting has been held so far, though it should meet at least twice a year,” said V. Sethuraman, a farmer from Mannargudi. ....

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