Tomato Price Hike: NRF Could Bolster R&D to Address Agriculture Crisis – News18

Nowadays, tomatoes are trending at Rs 100 per kg and ginger and garlic are touching Rs 150-200 per kg. The steep rise in prices punched into the pocket of an average household tells a bigger story of climate shocks. Even though India is the world's second-largest producer of tomatoes and other vegetables but wholesome agriculture is facing a wide spectrum of challenges, such as stagnation in crop yields, declining soil organic matter, multi-nutrient deficiencies, shrinking arable land, water availability, cold supply chain and overall climate change is one of the biggest challenges. Farm output is vulnerable to changes in the…