Aशेतकरी म्हटलं कि तुमच्या नजरेसमोर येतो तो काळवंडलेला चेहरा, मळलेली कापडं आणि चेहऱ्यावर दुःखी कष्टी भाव. पण खरंच शेतकरी पूर्वी पासून असाच होता का? अहो खुप मागे कशाला जाता १९६०-७० च्या दशकात गेलात तरी आठवेल फेटा बांधलेला आनंदी चेहरा!
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Since 2017, I have been getting one common feedback/complaint from my customers. "Shop for Change claims vegetables are directly coming from farmers. Still, they do not look as fresh as we see at our nearby vendors."
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After knowing this situation, the first step we took was to quarantine ourselves at home. We didn't opt for any test because we all had a mild fever for a day, and my wife lost her sense of smell, whereas all others were asymptomatic.
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In the last couple of days, we are seeing massive competition among big brands on delivering products in the shortest possible time. In contrast, when we ask our customers to order a day before and still do not assure 100% delivery of items, it may sound strange, but yes, it's true.
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Dumping any environmentally hazardous material into the water body is a punishable offence under The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. A hazardous waste, means any waste, which by reason of characteristics, such as physical, chemical, biological, reactive, toxic, flammable, explosive or corrosive, causes danger to health, or the environment.
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We generally ask for certification but do not understand what standards are referred for certification. Organic cultivation is not only limited to the specific crop, soil, water and fertiliser or pesticide. It is also talking about the genetic variability of crops, biodiversity in a specific region and multi-crop cultivation. In certification what we test is final output as monitoring entire process is not possible. Unfortunately organic is linked with end product but in reality its process, not output.
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Fair trade is something which ensures fair prices, living wages and community benefits for farmers, workers and their children. Education, health care and environmental sustainability all benefit from Fair trade, and workers benefit from improved, humane working conditions. This has really created awareness in people's mind in having organic food and making themselves healthy which in return the farmer gets a fair deal.
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Organic food is extremely popular and everyone wants to know about its benefits. The public's opinion that organic food is healthier than conventional food is quite strong and is the main reason for the increase in its demand over the past 5-6 years.
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