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India is facing a tomato crisis as prices have skyrocketed more than 300% due to extreme weather conditions.
During the summer, tomatoes went from 20 rupees (25 cents) to as much as 100 rupees ($1.25), while onions rose from 30 rupees (35 cents) to 180 rupees ($2.10), stretching families’ budgets to ...
Burger King dropped tomatoes from its menu in India after the price of the fruit more than quadrupled.. The latest fast-food chain, which is the latest to face the brunt of skyrocketing prices ...
A raw tomato is 95% water, contains 4% carbohydrates, and has less than 1% each of fat and protein (see table). 100 grams (3.5 oz) of raw tomatoes supply 18 kilo calories and are a moderate source of vitamin C (17% of the Daily Value), but otherwise have low micronutrient content (table).
Operation Greens is a project approved by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries with the target to stabilise the supply of tomato, onion and potato crops (TOP crops) in India, as well as to ensure their availability around the country, year-round without price volatility. It was first introduced in the 2018-2019 Union budget of India, [1 ...
Table of tomatoes. Originally from Germany. Cultivated in Tennessee by Ruby Arnold. Sweet flavor with a hint of spice. Common in the United States. Includes varieties Red Ponderosa and Coustralee. Can reach up to 4 lb / 1.8 kg. in weight. High fiber. Vitamin C greater if vine ripened.
This is a list of countries by tomato production from 2016 to 2022, based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. [1] The estimated total world production for tomatoes in 2022 was 186,107,972 metric tonnes , a decrease of 1.7% from 189,281,485 tonnes in 2021. [ 1 ]
The Indian minister of agriculture Sharad Pawar meets representatives of the All India Fair Price Shop Dealer's Federation in 2004.. The Public Distribution System (PDS) is a food security system that was established by the Government of India under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution to distribute food and non-food items to India's poor at subsidised rates.