Tridge summary
The Dalwai Committee report highlighted the challenges faced by farmers in selling tomatoes, as a majority of them are sold to private traders due to lack of interest from cooperative institutions and government agencies. The report emphasized the need to strengthen the supply chain for tomatoes and recommended measures such as cold chains and transport arrangements. Sky-high tomato prices, reaching Rs 122 per kilogram, have put pressure on farmers who are forced to sell their produce at a maximum wholesale price of Rs 10 to private traders, resulting in losses for them.
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Original content
The prices of the humble tomato are creating a hue and cry across India. But why? The answers to this may be found in the report of the Dalwai Committee, which recommended doubling the income of the farmers. The report had made many recommendations for better buying and selling of potatoes, onions and tomatoes and for the facilities of the farmers. According to the Dalwai Committee report, 58 per cent of tomatoes are sold by farmers to private traders. Processors do not buy tomatoes from farmers. Neither cooperative institutions nor agencies of the government show interest in this purchase. That is why the farmer is forced to sell the tomato crop to private players. The tomato is perishable and has to be sold within a very short period. The report of the Dalwai Committee laid special emphasis on the link between farmer income and tomato losses. The report described the tomato as a “sensitive product for mass consumption”. The report urged ...
Source: Down To Earth
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