Kudumbashree opens vegetable kiosks in urban areas
The Hindu
Bid to ensure market for organic vegetables, value-added products of units
The Kudumbashree mission has launched urban vegetable kiosks to ensure market for organic vegetables and tuber crops produced by its farming joint liability groups (JLGs) in the State. Besides ensuring market for pesticide-free organic produce cultivated by the JLGs and value-added products made by various Kudumbashree units that have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, the kiosks will ensure an income for the groups managing them. While the produce of the farming groups reaches ‘nattuchanthas’ or weekly markets, they cater mostly to rural areas. With demand for quality agriculture produce high in urban areas, the Kudumbashree targets setting up 100 kiosks in select urban areas by including them under the Kerala State Planning Board’s special livelihood package.More Related News
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