When a 100,000 tribal farmers with <1 hectare can merrily cherry pick their best coffee berries to be sold as a world class specialty coffee in Paris @arakucoffee & in India as @arakucoffeein making them “Lakhpatis” to live with dignity & pride, it is Freedom.
#IndependenceDay
A huge ‘thank you’ to PM @narendramodi @ for repeatedly supporting the hard work of the tribal farmers who grow Coffee in the Araku Valley—using regenerative agricultural practices.
It is now a globally renowned brand & acknowledged as one of the world’s finest coffees.
As Board Chairman, I am keenly aware of the 25 year journey undertaken by @naandi_india the at the behest of @ncbn who had persisted with late Dr Reddy to start Naandi and transform the lives of Tribal farmers by encouraging them to grow high-quality coffee.
We were enthused by the vision of @manoj_naandi & his team to make the coffee a global brand & we opened the 1st outlet of @arakucoffeein in the Marais district in Paris.
Today, lines stretch outside the store of Parisians waiting to get their daily cuppa of Araku. (Pics posted in the thread)
And I’m delighted to announce that we’ll shortly be opening the second Cafe in Paris near the Pantheon. In addition, of course, we have outlets in Bengaluru & Mumbai.
As the PM said, so far over 300,000 tribals are out of poverty and over 42,000 farmer families have become Lakhpatis - earning ₹100,000 profit per season from coffee.
The best story is the fact that these tribal families also planted 45 million trees so far & this monsoon another 6 million more will be planted.
This is the true ‘Return on Equity’ from building a Global Social Enterprise brand out of India
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From aromatic green peppercorns to millets and microlot coffee, this brand-new restaurant in Mumbai serves up the greatest hits from Araku Valley in Andhra Pradesh.
https://t.co/P7JKw9HEbF
@mybmc@vishakharaut13 must we endure living in rubble during the upcoming monsoon? :) at LT Dilip Gupte Marg.
Why are jobs left undone? It’s easy to crack open roads, but why can’t they be properly repaired? Fix the roads before the rain hits.
#RoadSafety#MumbaiBMC
Understand Process, Unlock Your Palate ☕️ Ready to brew better at home? This one’s for you. Coffee appreciation is all about understanding how various processes bring about different flavours within coffee beans. https://t.co/3hweGQdf0Z
💥MASH! 💥Chef Rahul's favourite night with a no-rules tasting menu is back. This time, @jedicooks leaves no scraps behind. Come check out, Afterlife, where he promises to make discards delicious: https://t.co/kDVYJZC2es
Pure harassment from @HathwayBrdband their reps just won’t stop calling me. Asking to renew - new plans etc. @DoT_India this is a serious concern. Every number I block, they call me back in 30 seconds. How is anyone supposed to get anything done with this harassment?
@HathwayBrdband I don’t need you to restrict but completely BLOCK my number from your database. It’s my choice as a consumer to renew or not. I can’t keep getting harassed on a daily basis.
Urgently looking for a third female flatmate, short term rental, fully furnished, no brokerage, 3BHK in Richmond Town, rent 24K. Rent includes a help, wifi & water. Move in by Feb 18th. @BangaloreRoomi