{"id":2673,"date":"2020-12-17T12:11:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T12:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/?p=140381"},"modified":"2020-12-17T12:11:00","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T12:11:00","slug":"no-this-isnt-a-vegetable-market-set-up-by-farmers-themselves-in-bengaluru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2020\/12\/17\/no-this-isnt-a-vegetable-market-set-up-by-farmers-themselves-in-bengaluru\/","title":{"rendered":"No, this isn\u2019t a vegetable market set-up by farmers themselves in Bengaluru"},"content":{"rendered":"
Social media users have been sharing photos<\/a> of a warehouse filled with vegetables and fruit carts, claiming that this market was started by farmers in Bangalore. At the same time, others also began linking it to the ongoing farmers\u2019 protests. Twitter user \u2018Journalist Sonu Pandat\u2019 shared the images and wrote, \u201cThe farmers of Bengaluru have set up their own market. We need to learn something from these farmers too. #isupportfarmersprotest #FarmerProtests #Delhi #kisanektazindabad.\u201d (Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n \u092c\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0932\u0941\u0930\u0941 \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u093e \u0916\u0941\u0926 \u0915\u093e \u0938\u0941\u092a\u0930 \u092e\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0915\u0947\u091f \u0924\u0948\u092f\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0930 \u0932\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0907\u0928 \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u0939\u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092d\u0940 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0938\u0940\u0916\u0928\u093e \u0939\u094b\u0917\u093e#12_\u0926\u093f\u0938\u0902\u092c\u0930_\u0915\u094b_\u091f\u094b\u0932_\u092a\u094d\u0932\u093e\u091c\u093e_\u092c\u0902\u0926<\/a> #isupportfarmersprotest<\/a> #FarmerProtests<\/a> #Delhi<\/a> #kisanektazindabad<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/RPHWxaWfKE<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Journalist Sonu Pandat (@100nujournalist) December 12, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n A few Facebook users also shared the photos and accompanying claim. (First post<\/a>, second post<\/a>, third post<\/a>)<\/p>\n \n <\/p>\n Taking a closer look at the four pictures being shared, we noticed that one had a board that read \u2018HUMUS\u2019 in the background.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We performed a Google search and discovered that Humus is an agricultural start-up from Bangalore<\/a>. More information can be found on its website.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We contacted HUMUS and spoke to its founder Manjunath. \u201cWe started this venture in 2018. Our aim was getting farmers the right price for their crops and removing middlemen so that they can supply their produce to people at an even lower price than the market. For this, we try to combine production, buying, selling, and marketing. Farmers can sell their crops directly at our collection centre where they get the fair price and we do not take any commission. Our plan is to help them with agriculture also. They will be given information about technology and nutrients,\u201d he informed.<\/p>\n \u201cThe viral images show our organized fruit and vegetable market where customers can buy goods. What is being claimed is not true. The truth is that we are making direct contact between customers and producers. Such start-ups are difficult for farmers to set-up themselves because they are short of money and other resources. So we have created this set-up to facilitate the sale of their products,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n
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