Tomatoes from Kolar travel to most north Indian states round the year

With almost 20,000 hectares under tomato growing and a yearly yield of over 10 lakh tonnes over the 3 seasons of rabi, kharif and summer season, Kolar district is amongst the significant tomato-growing areas in the nation. 6 to 7 lakh tonnes of tomatoes show up from throughout the district at the Agricultural Produce Market Committee in Kolar town every day. Tomatoes from Kolar accommodate the requirements of a lot of north Indian states, as likewise neighbouring nations of Bangladesh, Pakistan and parts of Nepal. The peak season – from June to September – sees numerous traders from north India pitching camps in Kolar. While ratings of traders from throughout the nation choose to remain in hotels, a couple of have actually even leased cottages and have actually been residing in the town for the previous couple of years. Tomato trader SC Babu from Kolkata, who would check out Kolar throughout the peak season, started living in the town 12 years earlier, after farmers started growing the fruit round the year. He stated north Indians choose tomatoes grown in Kolar district since of their taste. Babu stated he provides the crop to a couple of dealerships under him, who in turn send them to sub-dealers who then fulfill the needs of wholesale marke
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