Express India, 27 Jul 2009, Ranjani Raghavan
By October, a farmers’ collective based outside Pune city expects to send its first consignment of exotic vegetables to Europe. “We have received around seven-eight enquiries from clients from UK, Singapore, and Dubai. As of now, they are eager for around seven tonne vegetables, two days each week. The most popular varieties are coloured capsicum, lettuce, red and Chinese cabbage, cherry tomatoe, baby corn and sweet corn,” said Dnyaneshwar Bodke, chief convener, Abhinav Farmers Club, a farmers body set up in 2000.
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