Vegetari: a homegrown brand for their own people ANI | Updated: Apr 05, 2021 12:27 IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI/SRV Media): Millions of people faced various personal and monetary losses due to the pandemic, but one such community that suffered largely was the farmer s community. Vegetari.in or as popularly called by the founders Kisan Ki Dukan is an initiative by Saurabh Lodhi and a bunch of students from Delhi University to market fresh fruits and vegetables from small farmers through their website at nominal wholesale and mandi prices.
Vegetari.in is a website that functions to bring small-scale farmers to potential customers and provide customers with fresh produce at affordable prices. It has a systematic process through which it delivers the produce from farms to doorsteps. Firstly they buy fresh fruits and vegetables from local farmers and store it in their warehouses to keep the freshness and quality intact. All produce is then
‘Betterment of farmers priority’
Excelsior Correspondent
Jammu, Dec 25: On the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi relasing Rs 18,000 cr for farmers, a programme was held simultaneously at Kisan Kendra, Jammu where Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha addressed the farmers.
Sinha observed that the farmers of Jammu and Kashmir have been provided with financial assistance worth around Rs 1132 crore under the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme. He outlined that the welfare of the farmers and betterment of their livelihood is the prime focus of the Union as well as UT Government.
The UT Government has taken comprehensive measures for the development of the agriculture and allied sectors in J&K. 100% coverage under PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi has been ensured in J&K so that no beneficiary is left behind in availing the benefits of the scheme, he added.