Fresh vegetables grown in Poanta will now find their way to Gulf countries and metropolitan cities of India through Wal-Mart and Reliance chain of vegetable outlets. Himalaya Fresh, the brand that earlier signified frozen vegetables marketed by a Poanta-based entrepreneur, has now entered into a contract farming agreement with Poanta residents for vegetable production and its trading through international chains.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/poanta-farmers-sell-veggies-wal-mart-reliance
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/indian-express-chandigarh
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-process-industry
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-bank-agriculture-and-rural-development-nabard
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himachal-pradesh
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttar-kannad