Having a farm in district Ropar in Punjab and is the co-founder of the popular Organic Market in Chandigarh that is held in Sector 26 every Friday, grows organic vegetable and pulses including bhindi, tori, ghia, baingan, kadu, palak andcholaiin half-an-acre area
Raman Mann, 50, who has a farm in district Ropar in Punjab and is the co-founder of the popular Organic Market in Chandigarh that is held in Sector 26 every Friday, grows organic vegetable and pulses.
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Raman Mann, 50, who has a farm in district Ropar in Punjab and is the co-founder of the popular Organic Market in Chandigarh that is held in Sector 26 every Friday, grows organic vegetable and pulses including bhindi, tori, ghia, baingan, kadu, palak andcholaiin halfan-acre area of her farm. She uses seeds from fellow farmers who are engaged in organic farming and procures manures from nearby farms. Besides using the produce in her own kitchen, she also sells the same directly to consumers or at the organic market.
"The response has been phenomenal. The key word here is trust. When people know that the person who is selling does not use any fertilizers or pesticides, they go out of their way to get healthy stuff." Mentioning that a sizeable number of middle and high income group people are making a shift towards organic produce, Mann adds, "What is really required is an awakening. And it can't be done in a boring classroom-like setting. Those aware about the health benefits of naturally grown products should consider it their duty to acquaint friends and relatives with the same. Only then can the movement sustain and grow."
She says that the state and district authorities can play an instrumental role in this and also in arresting the high price tag of such products. "Why can't the farmer who does not use fertilizers and insecticides be subsidized? A dry ration/food store set up by the administration will go a long way in solving this issue. And has anyone thought about a modern cafe that serves only healthy organic stuff? It makes all the sense to acquaint people from a young age about the benefits of going organic," she says.
Source : India Today
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