31Jul
Startup Mantra: Agritech will get pesticide-free, wholesome meals in your plate

PUNE Have you ever ever questioned the place the meals we eat comes from? Is it contemporary, nutritious and wholesome to devour? What sort of practices are adopted throughout farming, harvesting and eventually transporting the produce to your close by mall, retailer, vendor or residence? Pondering this, two professionals – Ganesh Nikam, an agri-finance marketing consultant from Pune and Sanket Mehta, a banker from Mumbai – got here collectively to construct agricultural startup ‘Nutrifresh’ in 2019 with the thought to supply wholesome, pesticide-free and residue-free meals to customers at massive.

At first…

Mehta was working as a supervisor at Central Financial institution of India, Pune when Nikam met him for a number of agri-financing-related proposals in 2012-13. The duo constructed a robust rapport as they interacted recurrently concerning their work.

Says Nikam, “I got here from a farmer household background and needed to do one thing for farmers. After my MBA, I did a job in an organization. I used to be working as a funding marketing consultant with a particular deal with agriculture and agriculture-related actions. I helped a number of dairies, agro-processing industries, and meals items to boost funds.”

“Once I met Mehta, he stated he was being

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24Jul
Payments Basis helps launch this wholesome meals program in Niagara Falls

Quotes from our companions:

“The Buffalo Payments Basis is happy to companion with the Area and Fork Community once more this 12 months and help the Double Up Meals Bucks program with a $25,000 grant,” stated Michelle Roberts, Govt Director of the Buffalo Payments Basis. “It’s our hope that residents in Niagara Falls and all through WNY that qualify for SNAP advantages register and take part within the Double Up Meals Bucks program to stretch their meals price range and entry wholesome, native produce whereas supporting native farmers.”

“Delivering entry to reasonably priced and wholesome meals has been an ongoing concern for numerous communities throughout New York State, particularly in our metropolis facilities. By becoming a member of forces, Niagara Falls Metropolis Market, the Area & Fork Community, and the Buffalo Payments Basis are serving to residents in these communities entry an unbelievable number of wholesome and scrumptious fruit and veggies -much of which is grown by farmers proper right here in Western New York. This can be a great collaboration, and I applaud all of the companions concerned in making this potential,” stated Senator Robert Ortt.

“Due to the Double Up Meals Bucks program, now Niagara Falls residents can

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11Jul
Deakin Uni analysis of healthful meals prices at foremost supermarkets

Prices of 28 usually eaten properly being meals have been tracked at foremost Aussie supermarkets over three years — with some gorgeous outcomes.

The worth of lettuce and broccoli has gone up, nevertheless there’s a swag of healthful meals objects Australians usually eat which have stayed the an identical price or gotten cheaper compared with three years previously, a analysis has found.

Deakin Faculty researchers have tracked Coles and Woolworths prices of 28 core healthful meals usually consumed by Australians, between 2020-2022.

The analysis confirmed positive objects spiked in price: the value of broccoli rose 101 per cent, iceberg lettuce was up 100 per cent, tomatoes have been up 43 per cent and olive oil, up 33 per cent.

Nonetheless there was no basic price change for bananas, free fluctuate eggs, bottled water, canned tuna, crimson onion, sweet corn and carrots.

And some staple objects, much like oranges, apples and a Edgell tin of four-bean mix 400 grams, have been really cheaper in 2022 compared with 2020.

Lead researcher, Christina Zorbas, from Deakin’s Institute for Properly being Transformation, acknowledged the data confirmed the fruit prices weren’t as affected as veggie prices.

“That goes to level out that we’ve got good

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