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There is nothing Ragi cannot do. The finger millet, or Ragi, is a versatile superfood present in different forms – Dosa, Waffles, Starter, Desserts, Main course, or anything else. Are you afraid of various variants of COVID? The variants of Ragi will help you deal with them. Ragi used to be a staple diet in South India for a long time, but now it is all over the place, and here’s why. Benefits of Ragi The presence of key nutrients in ragi improves your overall immunity, contains calcium, gluten-free protein, lots of fiber, and amino acids. It is also a rich...

Women in India haven’t been traditionally considered a part of the business. They have been pushed into the gendered roles that limit them to the four walls of the house. As a result, they own fewer businesses, are less active in political affairs, and have lower access to finance. The change needed for this scenario had to be a bottom-up approach, and it was, with many success stories coming from different parts of the country. The only downside was that these stories were minuscule in number. While one woman broke the shackles put by the patriarchy, there were a million...

Did you know why every Indian dish is incomplete without a tadka of cumin or mustard seeds? That’s because a tempering of hot oil efficiently absorbs all the nutrients from the spices being used for the preparation! While we might undermine our mother’s labour or take her for granted, she has been making sure from generations that we don’t have to pay monthly visits to a doctor for nutritional deficiencies. Traditional food products are essential on a social, cultural, and economic level. Traditional foods serve a vital role in providing food security and have the ability to reduce malnutrition. For...

We all want you to meet Rekha didi, our inspiration behind FarmDidi. 2019 is when we first met her to understand if loans would help rural women become an entrepreneur But Rekha didi made a valid point -‘Even if you get them loan today it won’t be sustainable, what they need is better reach and better market access’ and that hit us hard. She is one of the most ambitious and competent women we know! Her dream is to see every women from her village to get respectable incomes from their hard work! She is a born leader! She wonderfully...