Raining Season Make Tomato Rotten

Tomato farmers at the foot of Mount Burangrang Cihanjawar Village, District Bojong, Purwakarta Regency, West Java, said that their plant rotten after a few days rain. Some farmers in the village were pulling plants to replace other crops.

The farmer in the village of Mount Bhakti, Village Cihanjawar, said that about 2.5 ha of gardens planted a number of farmers usually can harvest about 100 tons of tomatoes. However, due to decay earlier than scheduled, the number of harvested less than 50 tons.

"Price to be boosted because the goods a little, now about Rp 7,000 per kilogram, much higher than usual Rp 2000-5000 per kilogram," said the tomato trader..Rain at altitude region 900 -1000 meters above sea level comes for about two weeks. According to some farmers, the high intensity of rain makes the leaves and stems of tomato plants rotten. Fruits has emerged also rotten.