Telangana farmer earns Rs 2 crore by selling tomatoes in 15 days
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Reddy said that apart from his own land of 20 acres, he has taken 80 acres on lease and cultivated paddy in 60 acres. He also grows other crops on the rest of the land.
A farmer from Telangana’s Medak district has earned around Rs 2 crore in the last 15 days by selling his tomato crop. B Mahipal Reddy of Mohammed Nagar village in Kaudipalli mandal of Medak district said on Tuesday that tomato crop worth Rs one crore was still left in his fields. He told PTI that he was worried about the crop in view of the incessant rains as it would damage the crop. Tomato prices have skyrocketed across the country in the last few weeks. Its price ranges from Rs 100 to Rs 120 per kg at different places. Recalling his journey, Reddy said that he used to cultivate paddy on his 20 acres of agricultural land in the village.
Eight years ago, he started growing vegetables on eight acres after facing losses in paddy cultivation several times. Telangana usually gets its tomatoes from Madanapalle in neighboring Andhra Pradesh and Kolar in Karnataka and Reddy had visited those places and studied their farming styles and techniques. Telangana experiences high temperature during April and May which is not suitable for tomato cultivation. So, to control the effect of temperature and climatic conditions, he spent Rs 16 lakh to build a net shed in eight acres of tomato cultivation area. This ensured high yield and quality production of tomato.
He sows tomato seeds in April and the crop is ready to harvest by the end of June. Mahipal Reddy said he uses drip irrigation and ‘staking’ methods in farming. He said that if all goes well, he will sell all his remaining tomatoes within a week. He has sold his tomatoes in Boyenpally, Shahpur and Patancheru markets in Hyderabad and its outskirts. He got Rs 2,500 to Rs 2,700 for a 25 to 28 kg box of tomatoes. He has sold around 7,000 such crates for around Rs 2 crore. Reddy on Monday in Hyderabad with Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, who appreciated him. Reddy said that apart from his own land of 20 acres, he has taken 80 acres on lease and cultivated paddy in 60 acres. He also grows other crops on the rest of the land.
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