TUNNEL farming is finally getting increased attention of the provincial governments and its popularity among growers is set to rise within the next few years...
Initially individual farmers had resorted to tunnel farming in mid 2000s, primarily in Punjab but also in Sindh...
Tunnel farming for vegetables is becoming popular across the country as it boosts per-acre yield, cuts the cost of production and helps in off-season production...
Back in 2005, the ‘fruit and vegetable development project’ of the Punjab government was launched as the first major initiative on tunnel farming...
“There is no onion and tomato in the country at present and both items are coming from Kabul,” said one pushcart seller on Stadium Road, Rawalpindi...
Retailers create a perception of shortages and increase prices of certain itemsOn the other hand, the price of one kg tomato at the CDA H-9 weekly bazaar was Rs60 that was not only significantly lower than the market rate but also compared to the weekly bazaar held just two days ago... ...
KARACHI: Prices of tomato reached Rs200 per kg in retail markets of the metropolis on Thursday, owing to the jump in wholesale prices...
On Monday, the tomato price was Rs160 per kg, but on Tuesday and Wednesday it plunged to Rs120-140 per kg...
KARACHI: Retailers have kept the prices of tomato high despite its import from Iran which resulted in a big drop in its wholesale price ahead of Ashura...
The wholesale price of tomato showed fluctuating trends during the last few days...
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has taken serious notice of skyrocketing prices of tomato, onion and other vegetables and directed the agriculture department to intervene to control the prices by reducing the role of middleman...
He also ordered commissioners and deputy commissioners to arrest profiteers and hoarders who created an artificial price hike of tomato and vegetables...
KARACHI: Imports of tomato and onion from Iran and Afghanistan by road without any quarantine check continue unabated which pose serious health threats to consumers, who on the other hand, find no relief from the high prices of onion despite the arrival of Sindh crop some 15 days ago...
Tomato prices have been pegged at Rs120 per kg since last 10 days which were Rs160-200 per kg before the arrival of Iranian and Afghan varieties... ...
Consumers continued to pay Rs70-80 per kg for onion while tomato price which was prevailing at Rs200 per kg on Tuesday crawled down to Rs160 much before Wednesday’s meeting of the CM with the officials concerned...
On Thursday, retailers were seen selling tomato at Rs140-160 per kg depending on the quality...
LAHORE: There would be no imports of vegetables, especially tomato, which has seen its price skyrocketing in the last few weeks, despite all manipulations by “an influential mafia”, Minister for Industries, Commerce and Investment Shiekh Allauddin assured the Punjab Assembly here on Monday...
“Why pass the advantage on to foreign farmers instead of our own?”An influential mafia was trying hard for resumption of import from India, but...
LAHORE: The prices of tomato registered an unprecedented increase in Lahore on Sunday as the vegetable was being sold between Rs200 and Rs260 a kilo in retail...
The city government fixed per kilo price of tomato at Rs160 for Sunday – Rs40 more than Saturday – but it could not ensure implementation of its price list...
ISLAMABAD: The gap between two seasons has pushed the tomato prices to a record high level...
Tomato prices breached the record high level of Rs250 per kilogramme in the twin cities last week and are still hovering around Rs200 per kg mainly owing to limited supplies...
KARACHI: After the onion crisis, consumers now have to brave high prices of tomato which is available for Rs160 per kg in the retail market as price regulators watch helplessly from the sidelines...
Consumers complained that tomato’s high price is not justifiable keeping in view its substandard quality and small size...
MULTAN: A PML-N worker sold tomatoes on Monday at a donkey cart in front of the local press club in protest at being ignored by the leadership...
Multan District PML-N Labour Wing President Farhan Ahmad Ansari’s mobile stall at the Multan Press Club attracted journalists’ as well as passers-by’s attention
Tomato was available at Rs40 per kg few days ago while potato prices has been stable at Rs20 per kg for some time...
The new tomato crop in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab would arrive in May, followed by Balochistan crop in July...
BUNOL: Thousands of half-naked revellers pelted each other with tomatoes on Wednesday in the town of Bunol in eastern Spain, bathing the streets with red goo in the 70th annual “Tomatina” battle...
A string of trucks laden with 150 tonnes of tomatoes rolled through the town’s narrow streets, as teams on board distributed the load to surrounding crowds for people to throw at each other during the hour-long morning festivities