On Saturday, the weekly farmers market at Gaodevi maidaan, Thane started a milk center with milk brought in by farmers, and will be sold at Rs 5, less than the market price. In such a scenario, organic food and milk, directly bought from farmers seems like a good alternative. In August, a weekly farmer's market called Sant Sawta Mali market, was started at Gaodevi, Thane. Here 27 different types of vegetables are sold directly by farmers from Palghar, Murbad, Nashik, etc., at 30% less than the market rate. Encouraged by public response to this initiative, the minister said that efforts should also be made to sell food grains like Jowar, Bajra by farmers, directly in the market.

Source: dna September 18, 2016 01:52 UTC