Summary
They packed the fruit into many boxes and sent it to a faraway city called Dubai.
A big government group helped the farmers sell their fruit to people far away.
Key Points
3 points1
1.3 metric tonnes of red Kullu pomegranates were sent to Dubai.
2
About 600 local farmers worked together through a farmer group.
3
The farmers earned about half more money than selling at home.
New Words to Learn
8 wordsmetric tonnes
a very big weight, about 1,000 kilograms
Farmer Producer Organisation
a group where many farmers join together to sell their crops
export
to send goods to another country
procurement
buying or collecting things
coordination
working together smoothly
benchmark
a standard way to compare
diversify
to add different kinds of things
compliance
following the rules
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