Nature Conservation in India News & Discussion

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Very interesting and encouraging. Similar to Permaculture which is getting very popular in Europe these days, perhaps elsewhere as well.

Most fruits & veggies in European supermarkets come from gigantic greenhouse tent farms from Spain that are high in water content, plucked too early to survive transport, and are practically tasteless belying their pretty looks.

We have subscribed to a direct farmer to consumer association for provision of fruits and vegetables, only organic seasonal produce from a farm less than 25km to where we live. We have to give post dated monthly cheques for a year to assure the farmer of uptake based on which he plans and cultivates. Every week we get a bagful of his produce. Any excess produce is distributed to all members. So purchases from supermarket have come down to just exceptions. Some winter vegetables like "Jerusalem artichokes" are weird to eat though !
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Cyrano wrote:Very interesting and encouraging. Similar to Permaculture which is getting very popular in Europe these days, perhaps elsewhere as well.

Most fruits & veggies in European supermarkets come from gigantic greenhouse tent farms from Spain that are high in water content, plucked too early to survive transport, and are practically tasteless belying their pretty looks.

We have subscribed to a direct farmer to consumer association for provision of fruits and vegetables, only organic seasonal produce from a farm less than 25km to where we live. We have to give post dated monthly cheques for a year to assure the farmer of uptake based on which he plans and cultivates. Every week we get a bagful of his produce. Any excess produce is distributed to all members. So purchases from supermarket have come down to just exceptions. Some winter vegetables like "Jerusalem artichokes" are weird to eat though !
Cyrano Saar,
I think India is moving to what is a hybrid model currently. there are farmers selling to middle men or govt agencies and there is a new breed that is selling to consumers directly. The farmers that i spoke in my previous post have alluded to selling to consumers directly.
So for paddy/rice the price ranges from Rs.45-55 in the retail shops per kg depending on the rice variety of sona masoori in Telangana or Hyderabad. These farmers are talking to housing societies or flats or talking to people in software companies and are supplying at a flat price of 50 or so. the consumers pay what they are paying currently or maybe a little less with the advantage of getting food that is produced without chemical farming.

The farmers encourage people to bring their families over the weekend to tour the farms/fields to get them to understand how its all done. Black rice is not eaten much these days. a farmers said if people who want a bag or two contacts him. he gets them de-husked and milled in a rice mill and delivers to the consumers for a price of 55-60 per kg.

So a new breed of farmers/entrepreneurs are coming up. they need to be encouraged along with these methods of sustainable farming that helps with the long term health of all involved and takes care of environment to a large degree.
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Thats great Venkat sir. Are there reliable "organic" certifying agencies that check for the farmer's adherence to a set of well defined criteria and issue a label that helps build customer confidence ? That would help a lot.
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Cyrano wrote:Thats great Venkat sir. Are there reliable "organic" certifying agencies that check for the farmer's adherence to a set of well defined criteria and issue a label that helps build customer confidence ? That would help a lot.
I heard there is a certifying agency. I think it is run by the govt. For example, if a farmer uses residue from a biogas digestor as manure, then they are eligible for "Organic" certification.
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Cyrano wrote:Thats great Venkat sir. Are there reliable "organic" certifying agencies that check for the farmer's adherence to a set of well defined criteria and issue a label that helps build customer confidence ? That would help a lot.
As Vayutavan Saar mentioned above there is a certifying govt agency, but most of the farmers in the you tube haven't mentioned if they get it certified. I don't know if they seem to think it is a hassle. They are mostly selling their produce as "Natural foods" and not "Organic" as the certification takes time and money. But if the govt encourages them to get the certification especially for the overseas market exports they will also try to get them done.
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