A Study on the Farm Asset Structures, Cropping Pattern and Cropping Intensity of Sample Farms in Ghazipur District of Eastern Uttar Pradesh

Tomato is one of the most important vegetables crops of the world with 3 rd ranking in area and production. Tomato is one of the most popular vegetable of great commercial and nutritional value. Tomato is grown and consumed by the people, around the world. It is a warm season crop. It is also grown as an off season vegetable in hilly area of India and farmers earn enough income by supplying their produce in the plains from June to September. In our country, huge quantities of tomato are utilized to produce, soup, juice, ketchup, puree, paste and powder. It contents 94 per cent moisture, 0.9 per cent protein, 0.2 per cent fat, 0.8 per cent fibre, 3.4 per cent carbohydrates and rich source of vitamin c. Presence of vitamin c, variety of colour and flavors in tomato, makes it popular vegetable among the public. Due to good keeping quality tomato can be preserved and available in the market round the year (A Handbook of Vegetable science).