Summary:
The jaggery produced in the farm is marketed to Singapore, UK and Gulf countries. Organic farming was the brainchild of Karun Agarwal, 40, assistant manager of the farm, four years ago. The farm got ISO certification from Uttarakhand State Organic Agriculture Certification Agency four years ago. In addition, biopesticides and cow urine are used on the crops.”Karun Agarwal said, “In the beginning, we started gifting jaggery to our friends and some relatives living abroad. The farm management says that no pesticide or insecticide has been used here ever since.Agarwal started farming here with the sole intention of growing organic cane and wheat, which now has started bearing fruit..