Farmers Don't Just Sell Veggies, Even Offer Advice On How To Choose Them

Farmers across the state got together to use social media have launched an initiative to sell farm produce after the lockdown began.

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Recalling how they started, farmer Manish More, a postgraduate in agriculture, said, “I agreed to send vegetables from our fields. My relative checked with friends and neighbours and we sent out our first order.”

A group of 11 farmers pooled in their produce to execute the first few orders that came in by word-of-mouth publicity. One thing led to another, word spread to other farmers and over the last three months, this group has registered as a farmer producer company and completed more than 80,000 deliveries worth Rs 2.75 crore. With more farmers hopping onto the bandwagon, more vegetables and fruits were added to those for sale.