◊ By Pure & Eco India

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On February 8, 2022, the German NGO, Welthungerhilfe’s partner, Vaagdhara (Voluntary Association of Agricultural General Development Health and Reconstruction Alliance), launched an Organic Market Van in Banswara, Rajasthan — a mobile vehicle, which will act as a retail outlet for organic produce and will be parked in different residential localities in the city to promote organic products to consumers.

As many as 314 organic farmer groups with 1,600 farmers have come together under the NGO, Bhoomi Ka’s campaign, to adopt organic agriculture and are now directly bringing pesticide-free organic products like black kamod rice, gram, mung, tur, urad, pea, kodra, batti kuri, mal, etc, to consumers.

The van was flagged off by Mahendra Jeet Singh Malviya, Minister of Water Resources, Government of Rajasthan.

ABOUT WELTHUNGERHILFE

Welthungerhilfe, in South Asia, helps disadvantaged groups to assume their rights as citizens in order to benefit from economic growth and the overall positive development framework.

ABOUT VAAGDHARA

Vaagdhara is a non-government organisation, which was formed in 1986-87 as a result of efforts of a number of individuals including health professionals, academics, farmers, and social workers. The immediate goal was to provide relief to farmers who have become victims of successive droughts in the Ghatol Tehsil of Banswara region. With the aim of augmenting livelihoods and options through improving traditional agricultural practices among the tribal population and other marginalised groups, the organisation has undertaken a variety of activities.

ABOUT BHOOMI KA

Bhoomi Ka is a movement to enable clean, green and fair relations between food producers and food consumers. This is an initiative supported by the European Union and SWITCH-Asia.