India starts importing tomatoes from Nepal

Published 2023년 8월 11일

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India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has revealed that the country is importing tomatoes from Nepal to help counter rising prices. The first shipment is expected to arrive soon, with discounted, subsidized tomatoes being sold in Delhi. The Indian government is also distributing tomatoes from different regions through cooperatives and mobile vans in various states to help alleviate the price increase.
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NEW DELHI, August 11 (Xinhua) -- India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the country has started importing tomatoes from Nepal in an effort to reduce rising tomato prices. As tomato prices in the country hit a record high, Sitharaman said on Thursday that the first shipment from Nepal is expected to arrive soon, and the discount sale of subsidized tomatoes will take place in Delhi. He noted that the government also supplies tomatoes from various regions and ...
Source: Sondakika

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