Exotic tomato growers in Kyunhla delight to earn good price

Taiwan tomato species growers from Magyi Inn village, Kyunhla township, Sagaing region enjoy good prices, according to the local growers.
“The local villagers cultivated about 1,200 plants of Taiwan tomatoes plants starting from October. The cultivation cost of Taiwan tomato plantation is about K200,000 per acre including seeds, plough, fertilizer and fuel oil price. About 200 visses of tomato are yielded per acre recently. It is expected that over 1,000 visses of tomato can be yielded as of March. The wholesale price of tomato is sold for K1,000 per viss,” said U Htay Tun, the tomato grower from Magyi Inn village.
The Taiwan tomato species can be cultivated in every season. The officials from the Township Agriculture Department are providing the awareness and agricultural technology to get chemical-free crops. They also demonstrate how to use natural pesticides and insecticides. — Myo Win Nyo (Kyunhla)/GNLM