Awards & Recognition

Agriculture is there in my blood. It should reflect me and my mind and thoughts says Devesh Patel, the Computer Engineer who left prospects of going to US , left the corporate world and became an Innovative Organic farmer and the Founder of Satva Organic. Patel’s family has been involved in bio organic farming since 1992 in our village Boriavi, Anand, Gujarat, India. They are following organic farming practice since last 20 years and they are recognized with National Organic Certification by NPOP Govt. of India.

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With herbal products flying off the shelves in Covid-19 times, farmers engaged in organic farming are now making a killing by adding value to their produce.

 

Many farmers, who include IT graduates and businessmen, are seeing their incomes double and triple by launching their own brands of value-added turmeric and ginger crops.

 

IT graduate Devesh Patel, who chose to be son of the soil, literally, recently launched his own brand of capsules, lattes, powder and pickles from organic turmeric and ginger grown on 35 bigha land in Boriyavi in Anand district. He was already supplying organic produce to a large number of retail stores in major markets of Gujarat, metros like Mumbai and even ‘khadi gram udyogs,’ earning Rs 30 lakh to Rs 40 lakh per annum.

Now, his income has tripled to Rs 1.5 crore a year from exports to the West now. “Coronavirus pandemic was the natural trigger to make turmeric capsules. Results of turmeric consumed by mixing with water are seen after 45 days while with milk it is seen in a week or so, but the capsule’s effects are seen immediately.”

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