Farm to plate system to support local farmers in Kalamassery
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He was speaking at the inauguration of a vegetable and millet farmers' meet organised by Muppathadam Service Cooperative Bank as part of the Kalamassery initiative.
Starting from the first of Chingam, the plan is to implement the farm-to-plate system using air-conditioned vehicles and aims to deliver vegetables directly from the farm to the kitchen. Vehicles would be prepared for collection and the project would be implemented to ensure vegetables reach key locations like flats, residential areas, universities and govt offices at a fixed time every day, the minister added.
A new food processing park by Kinfra will be established on 37.5 acres in Kunnukara for food processing. The project's goal is to achieve food sovereignty by transforming Kalamassery into a self-reliant agricultural constituency, he said.
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Kochi: Industries minister P Rajeeve announced that a farm to plate system would be implemented to market produce collected from local vegetable farmers as part of the Kalamassery project. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now He was speaking at the inauguration of a vegetable and millet farmers' meet organised by Muppathadam Service Cooperative Bank as part of the Kalamassery initiative. Starting from the first of Chingam, the plan is to implement the farm-to-plate system using air-conditioned vehicles and aims to deliver vegetables directly from the farm to the kitchen. Vehicles would be prepared for collection and the project would be implemented to ensure vegetables reach key locations like flats, residential areas, universities and govt offices at a fixed time every day, the minister added. A new food processing park by Kinfra will be established on 37.5 acres in Kunnukara for food processing. The project's goal is to achieve food sovereignty by transforming Kalamassery into a self-reliant agricultural constituency, he said.
