‘Organic Vilambara Chantha,’ a market for organic produce from the Nanniyode grama panchayat, which was organised near Statue Junction on Friday, was a huge success, its organisers said.
The market, which had a wide variety of organic farm produce from Nanniyode, was inaugurated by poet Sugathakumari by handing over the first sale of organic vegetables to K. Muraleedharan, MLA.
The event was organised in the city to announce the setting up of an organic market at Nanniyode by the Nanniyode Krishi Bhavan on March 3.
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The city event was a joint effort by the panchayat, the Federation of Residents Associations Trivandrum (FRAT), and the Centre for Innovation in Science and Social Action (CISSA) to bring pesticide-free vegetables and other edible materials to the city residents.
The market had over 50 farm produce on display, including ‘pulinji’ ‘mullaathi,’ ‘agasthyacheera,’ green pepper, ‘kaverivaazha’ — fare the city residents are not very familiar with.
There was a wide array of tubers, honey, fruits, and other organic farm products. “The produce was sold out within hours,” the organisers said.
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FRAT general secretary Maruthankuzhy P. Satheesh Kumar; CISSA general secretary C. Suresh Kumar; and S. Jayakumar, farm officer, Nanniyode grama panchayat, spoke on the occasion, according to a press release.