Farmers feed tomato yield to bullocks in Nagpur district

Nagpur | Monday | 19th March, 2018

Summary:

Left with no other options Balwant decided to feed the tomato yield to his cows bullocks and buffaloes. “As against the 2.5 lakh hectares of tomato in the cultivated area, this year, we have about 3 lakh hectares. Previously farmers from Western Maharashtra used to raise vegetable crops but in recent times it has been seen that farmers from Vidarbha and Marathwada have also started growing vegetables. NAGPUR: Congress president Rahul Gandhi while addressing the 84th session of Congress in Delhi tried to rake up the problems of farmers and promised to solve them by setting up food parks in every district of India. The recent weather has weakened the yield and reduced its shelf life..