Kewal : Organic Foods

Kewal is a brand promoted by Tekari Agro Producer Company Ltd and SumArth; whose name has been coined on a type of soil found particularly at Konch block of Gaya district. We are working with more than 15,000 farmers in and around Gaya. We are one of the largest producers of onion, mushroom, babycorn, Kadaknath chicken, raw moringa honey, moringa powder and many other value added products which are locally produced in and around Gaya. We provide 360-degree solutions; from crop planning to ensured market linkage in agriculture. Our core area is linking agriculture to market by reducing drudgery, enhancing produce, increasing profitability, and eliminating risks.
Vision-To transform farming from an occupation to a respectful profession and enable farmers to earn consistently high returns by reducing risk factors
Mission- To provide 360-degree support to farmers, specially the marginal ones with solutions for input linkages, technology, production optimisation and market linkages
SumArth and Tekari Agro Producer Company Pvt Ltd are based on a holistic model that provides an end to end support to farmers. They empower farmers throughout the process by building capacity on agriculture know-how, handholding during the cultivation and harvesting process. This is done through the provision of agricultural inputs and ensuring market access, guaranteed buy-back and fair price. They address the agriculture associated risks in the following ways:
• Market assessment: It focuses on studying the market situation of crops in terms of geo-specific quality, quantity, and demand. This helps in post-harvest marketing of products, ensuring maximum gains.
• Knowledge decentralisation: Training sessions are organised to change the traditional agri-practices by bringing in behaviour change. Classroom training on Package of Practices (PoP) and on-field demonstration along with exposure visits help in building the capacities and adoption of better practices by farmers.
• On-farm visits: Organisation staff periodically visits farms for better crop health management. This approach ensures right practices on right time and helps in risk mitigation. Alternatively, organisation also leverages existing technology solutions like WhatsApp etc. for farmers to share live pictures from field and then provide a suitable solution.
• Ensured market linkage: Ensuring that the beneficiaries get the best market price through pre-planning of forward market linkage. It includes guaranteed buy-back of the produce by SumArth, process and sell it further to the identified customers/channels that would ensure higher returns.
Tekari Agro Producer Company Ltd. and SumArth are playing an active role in shaping the direction of agriculture in Bihar. Different mediums are being utilised to create awareness among the community and to bring them under the ambit of the services that are being provided with an ulterior objective to making farming a sustainable and respectable profession.
Strengthening the existing system and doing advocacy to bring changes to the agricultural policies of the Bihar Government has helped and would ensure that the intervention model remains sustainable in the long term. The interventions are designed in a manner wherein they can be replicated throughout the state of Bihar, and elsewhere, while ensuring a sustainable income.
We have retail outlets in Gaya town (Chhotki Delha), Bodhgaya(Near Mahabodhi Temple), Bankey bazaar and Bargawn in Gaya district.