The Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi inaugurated the 3rd annual ‘Women of India Organic Festival’ at Dilli Haat (INA).
The festival, which will be held till October 15, has on display India’s most varied offerings of organic products ranging from food, wellness, personal care, home improvement, kitchen composters and solar products by nearly 530 participants.
With the theme ‘Good for Women; Good for India; Good for you’, the Ministry intends to highlight the health and environmental advantages of organic goods, provide a platform for women engaged in it and boost the development of sustainable and easily accessible sales outlets for women producers from the remotest corners of India.
Apart from rural women who will sell organic food produce, women participants with prominent brands such as Pro Nature Organics, Him Fresh Organics, Aura Herbal Textiles, Sonal WhiteCub, Sutra Pure Ayurveda, Real Life Organic, Guna Organics, Bhandora Organics, Quinta Essentia Organic, Nourish Organics, are some of the participants who will add further value with their vast lifestyle and personal care range.
During the last edition of the festival, over 500 women entrepreneurs from Leh to Kanyakumari and from Kohima to Kutch came together with their organic products such as cereals, rice, pulses, spices, cosmetics, household products, pickles, organic ice cream, oils, honey, tea, hair care, bath care, beauty care, aromatherapy products, solar products, kitchen composters, organic cotton fabric, linen, organic seeds and other bio products.