date:Apr 15, 2016
The PureCircle Stevia Agronomy Program provides farmers with a contract which states a fixed price for the stevia that they produce and imparts knowledge about sustainable stevia cultivation methods.
Indian farmers who grow stevia on one hectare land can hope to get an income of around Rs 40,000 per year. Agricultural trials are underway in the Indian states of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh.
PureCircle South Asia Region senior director said Ajay Chandran sai