Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday appreciated Tarun Sahu for launching a start-up, Krishi Yug, to market indigenous varieties of paddy and pulses of the state.
Sahu, an agriculture graduate and hailing from Mungeli district, paid a courtesy call on the Chief Minister at his official residence.
Sahu apprised Baghel about Krishi Yug, which he started with a few others under which works are being done to save and preserve indigenous varieties of paddy and pulses besides producing them originally.
They are also making indigenous produce available in the market by processing it in the traditional way, he said.
Sahu told the Chief Minister that the work of packaging and selling indigenous varieties of paddy and pulses was being done for one year.
The products are gaining popularity among the people due to superior aroma, flavour and high quality. The production is high in hybrid varieties of crops but flavour and aroma are lost, he said.
He said that he put up a stall at the International Trade Fair in New Delhi, his products were a big hit among visitors. Orders to supply of three tonnes of Kodo-Kutki rice every month was received.