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call me for the manual how they do tin or scatch tomatos and become small or big scale production Processing tomatoes Tomatoes are widely grown and used in Eastern Africa. During the peak season most farmers sell their tomatoes at throw-away prices and substantial quantities go to waste because they are highly perishable. To avoid this, farmers can process tomatoes into various products for storage and use at home or as value-added products for income generation. Tomatoes are rich in: • vitamins and minerals, which are important for health • lycopene (the substance that makes tomatoes red) which has cancer-preventing properties |