Pune Farmer Earns Rs. 2.8 Crore By Selling Tomatoes
Farmer in Maharashtra's Pune district earned ?2.8 crore selling tomatoes amid soaring prices, targeting ?3.5 crore with remaining stock, attributing success to hard work and family support.
Amid skyrocketing prices of tomatoes across the country, a farmer in Maharashtra's Pune district claimed to have earned more than ? 2.8 crore by selling tomatoes. Ishwar Gayakar (36) and his wife, who hails from Pune's Junnar taluka has set a target to earn ? 3.5 crore with a stock of around 4000 crates of tomatoes available with them. Speaking about his hard work throughout the years, Ishwar Gaikar said, "This is not something I have earned in one day. I have been cultivating tomatoes on my 12-acre farm for 6 - 7 years now. I have also incurred losses several times but I have never left my hopes. In 2021, I had made a loss of rupees 18-20 lakhs but I did not stop." He added, "This year, I have cultivated tomatoes on 12 acres and till today, I have sold around 17000 crates priced between ? 770 to ? 2311 per crate. So in total, I have earned ? 2.8 crore till now." "I still have a stock of around 3000 to 4000 crates of tomatoes at my farm. So if you calculate, my total earnings this year would go up to around ? 3.5 crore," Gaikar said that his family is happy with his success, he said, "I feel this success has come to me because of the blessings of my parents, grandparents and hard work of my wife who works with me in the farm. Everyone in my family is happy with the price we got for our tomatoes." Gaikar shared that he thought that he would get around 30 rupees per kg by selling tomatoes but his fortunes turned this season. "Before this season, I had in my mind that I would get around 30 rupees per kg for the price of tomatoes, but it turned out to be a bumper lottery for me this time," Other than tomatoes, Gaykar also cultivates onions and flowers in respective seasons. In a relief for consumers, who were forced to go off tomatoes after their prices went through the roof across the country, the Centre has reduced the wholesale price of tomatoes from ?90 to ?80 per kg. This will reduce the retail price a little. Hope the prices come down soon and we can again include tomatoes in our food.
