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Cherry tomatoes increasingly popular in India

Cherry tomatoes, a preferred ingredient in salads, curries and sauces, especially at star hotels and social gatherings, are finding their way to supermarket shelves and fruit and vegetable outlets in cities across India, thanks to the exertions of a Hyderbad-based company that farms them in arid Telangana.

Sparsh Bio, which farms them in this village in the Rangareddy district, is betting big on the increasing popularity and acceptance of cherry tomatoes. It has established an integrated cherry tomato farm on 25 acres with 30,000 sq m of hybrid poly houses for the exclusive cultivation of exotic varieties.

At the Sparsh farm, hydroponic techniques are deployed; the plants are provided with a recipe of nutrition, which ensures consistent quality and round-the-year production of the tomatoes, says Payal Raina Ghosh, Managing Director of the venture.

Read more at The Hindu Business Line
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