Being the change: Truly farm fresh


Vegetable selling may seem like an odd choice for a 21-year-old. But for Chennai-based Sanjay Dasari, it gives the opportunity to tackle food wastage.

“This was never part of the plan,” smiles Sanjay Dasari, absent-mindedly juggling a hefty pumpkin, as his staff bustle around his cheery vegetable store at Kalakshetra Colony. “I studied in Boston for four years and planned to work with a global consulting firm. I even signed the offer letter.”

Then, he came home to India for what was supposed to be a short holiday last year. “There was so much optimism here. So much potential for growth. I realised this was a ‘now-or-never’ moment. And to be honest — it’s an exciting time to be selling vegetables.”

Vegetables may seem like an odd choice for a 21-year-old. “I realise it’s not a sexy industry,” he laughs, walking between aisles of freshly-stacked produce................Read more

 

Source: The Hindu

 


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