“Eat your food like your medicine else you will end up eating medicine like food”
– Ratan Tata
Ratan Tata certainly has a point there! We all agree with him but do we know for sure what we must put on our plate? What we put on your plate is more powerful medicine than anything you will find at the bottom of a pill bottle. Food is the most powerful medicine available to heal chronic disease.
Smart kitchen strictly follows the fertigation and Pesticide recommendations of good agricultural practices followed by Agricultural experts in order to ensure that Smart kitchen strictly follows the fertigation and Pesticide recommendations of good agricultural practices followed by Agricultural experts in order to ensure that
1) scientific study of right quantity and quality of nutrition required for each plant is determined and deployed
2) the fertigation addresses the entire lifespan of the plant (seedling, flowering, fruiting, harvesting)
3) the preventive measures for pest control are installed so that a minimum of chemical pesticides are used
4) If at all pesticides are deployed that they are safe and their quantity conforms to the recommendations of GAP.
The rising prices of vegetables and pulses have been a serious concern in Indian homes in recent years. The reason behind price rise of vegetables are mainly due to the Increase in the demand for protein-enriched food and green vegetables, Global inflation, Less space for cultivation: , Less production of pulses, Improper management and distribution, Hoarding, Increased cost of transportation, Increased cost of production, Many mediators and Supply chain mismanagement.
Kerala , for centuries has been practising backyard farming. By reviving this model we in our semiurban spaces we can combat the unreasonable price rise. By ensuring a sustainable model of growing our own food Smartkitchen ensures a steady supply of vegetables to our dining table this ensuring a tighter budget on food supplies.
By providing an online platform each household can ensure that excess vegetables are sold to thus providing a means of livelihood. By doing away with mediators in the trading community we ensure that vegetables are accessible from farmers to consumers through gyofood!
