RAITHA SANGHA TO HOLD REGULAR SANTHES IN BENGALURU TO FACILITATE FARMER-TO-CONSUMER DIRECT SALE IN KARNATAKA

The first such santhe will held at Munivenkatayya Memorial Open Air Theatre in Rajarajeshwarinagar from April 12 to 14

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In an unique move to help farmers in an unequal agricultural market, the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS - Collective Leadership) has taken up an initiative to facilitate sale of farm produce directly to consumers in Bengaluru on an experimental basis.

The first such experiment will commence with a three-day santhe (shandy) at Munivenkatayya Memorial Open Air Theatre in Rajarajeshwarinagar in Bengaluru where farmers will sell their produce directly to consumers without the intervention of any middlemen or traders from April 12 to 14.

Farmers from anywhere in Karnataka can participate in the santhe if they register themselves with the KRRS in advance.

The organisers are planning to give priority for the first 100 enrolments, as this the first effort. Apart from vegetables, the farmers are also getting foodgrains, jaggery and oil to sell at the santhe.