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India’s First ’Bhakshya Suraksha Market’ (Food Security Market) in Kizhakkambalam Panchayath near Kochi has opened recently. Union Minister, Mr. Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the new market complex for the public.
Twenty20 Kizhakkambalam, a charity outfit floated by the Kerala based Anna-Kitex Group is responsible for this venture.
Food Security Market promotes farming in the village by procuring the produce directly from farmers at a fair price without involving any middle men. This practice has benefited both, the farmers and the public.
The market also sources vegetables and other essential items from neighboring Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Twenty20 has a quality control team to check the quality of the products before they are supplied to people.
Around 65,000 people in the Kizhakkambalam panchayat depend on this food security market for their daily needs. Nutrition rich foods are provided free by the organization to 500 pregnant women and feeding mothers and to 1500 children below the age of 6.
300 extremely poor families and 1500 families who gave their land for the development of roads received everything free from the market. The market also provides employment opportunities to the local people.