Vijayawada: Agriculture and marketing minister K. Atchannaidu has directed officials to start collecting tomatoes from the Anantapur market for distribution in Rythu Bazars throughout the state starting Tuesday. During the kharif season, tomatoes are grown on 36,350 hectares with a production target of 15.27 lakh metric tons. With approximately 3,000 to 4,500 metric tons reaching markets in Anantapur and Kurnool, …
