Three Karnataka farmers retailing farm-fresh value-added products

Three Karnataka farmers retailing farm-fresh value-added products

Madhu Kargund @ Tengin Born and raised in a small village called Kargunda in Karnataka’s Hassan district, Madhu Kargund spent most of his childhood on farms. “My father is a farmer, and I vividly remember my weekends and summer vacations spent on farms picking coconuts or working other menial tasks,” says Madhu, who went on … Read more

Feeling the heat: Dry red chilli prices hiked by ₹50-70 per kg in open market in Yadgir

Feeling the heat: Dry red chilli prices hiked by ₹50-70 per kg in open market in Yadgir

The price of Guntur red chilli went up from ₹240-260 per kg to ₹310-330 per kg while the cost of Byadgi variety was hiked from ₹430-450 per kg to ₹490-510 per kg, based on the quality, in the last 15 days. file photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu The prices of dry red chilli of … Read more