CHENNAI: A 48-year-old farmer in Andhra Pradesh has earned Rs 4 crore in just over a month by selling tomatoes.
The farmer, Chandramouli, hailing from Chittoor district became a crorepati in just 45 days against the backdrop of skyrocketing tomato prices, reports said.
He sowed a rare variety of tomato plants in the first week of April on his 22-acre farming land. The farmer reportedly sowed a rare variety of tomato and resorted to advanced techniques in farming to reap the profit.
Business Today cited him as saying that overall he had invested Rs 1 crore in his 22 acres of land to get the yield and this includes commission and transportation charges. So, profits remain to be Rs 3 crore.
Meanwhile, a report on Sunday said that tomato prices touched Rs 200 per kilogram at Mancherial in Telangana.