Lucknow :

Tulsi farmers of village Haripur in Azamgarh on Friday hosted a gathering of international guests when 12 international distributors of Organic India dropped into their village. The international delegation experienced, first hand, village life and the experience of organic farming.

Following a presentation on the company’s humble beginnings by chief operating officer, Balram Singh – of three farmers who started farming on three acres of land – Singh talked about how the company now works with 300 marginal farmers across 400 acres of land, in Azamgarh, and with more than 2000 farmers across over 10, 000 acres of certified organic land.

With guests from France, New Zealand, Norway, Dubai, Czech Republic, Australia, Bulgaria and Singapore the meeting, some said, provided an opportunity for those working on the ‘front line’ of sales and those growing tulsi and other herbs to understand the importance of each other’s roles.

This also gave our international distributors firsthand experience that their efforts make a big difference to the lives of small and marginalised farmers in rural areas,” said Balram Singh, COO, Organic India.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / Times of India / News Home> City> Lucknow / by Swati Mathur, TNN / May 27th, 2016