The women approached farmers in Gulgula and nearby localities and in 2015 established Soplidan.ge, which means “from the village,” and stocked their virtual shelves with around 25 products. Plus she likes the community that has grown around Soplidan.ge – it’s a niche enterprise now offering over 300 items and with several producers on board. New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday said there should not be disruption in proceedings during the debate on the motion of thanks to the President's Address and asserted that the government is ready to give all answers on issues concerning farmers. It … Soplidan also bottles their own line of sauces (plum, tomato) and jams based on grandma’s recipes. Online shopping in Georgia is growing, although most purchases are clothes and electronics. One of their most recent additions is an alcohol-free beer, Kisturi, from Pankisi, a Kakhetian region that is home to the Kist people, ethnic kin to Chechens. She likes the community that has grown around Soplidan.ge – it’s a niche enterprise now offering over 300 items and with several producers on board. 2021 © Business Recorder. The Soplidan crew has gained experience managing quality control and provide basic nitrate level tests and sometimes consultations, too. “They paid, but I felt weird taking money from friends.”. But these treasures cannot be found in urban supermarkets, which stock mostly imported and some conventionally grown local produce. The Sindh Water Management (Amendment) Bill, 2018, now guarantees that women have adequate representation in around 45,000 Water Course Associations (WCAs), more than 350 Farmer Organizations (FOs), and 14 Area Water Boards (AWBs) in the province. Farmers, mainly from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, are protesting the Centre's farm laws for more than two months at the borders of the national capital, choking highways to neighbouring states. TOKYO/WASHINGTON: Chinese shares rose on Thursday during the first trading session after the week-long Lunar New Year holiday amid renewed optimism for an acceleration in global growth, but other Asian markets were hit by profit-taking. “My friends would say, ‘Please ask your mother for some products for us,’” Natia recounts. The company sells produce from both small “honest” farmers and those who have fulfilled all of the strenuous requirements to achieve official bio certification. Tokyo Report; Trans-Pacific View ... and larger markets. New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): Farmers' organisations will hold a nationwide 'rail roko' program for 4 hours on Thursday as they continue their protest against the central farm laws. Tokyo-made, our selection of bags have been made with the seasoned traveller in mind. Yet she would rather work on changing that mentality than opening a walk-in shop. Fresh eggs with tangerine-colored yolks, backyard chickens, buttery potatoes, and knurly, sweet carrots caked in clods of earth are beyond compare. Online shopping in Georgia is growing, although most purchases are clothes and electronics. Mexico City Layer by Layer Add-On to Oaxaca Trip, CB Pantry Raid: An Instagram Live with Esneider Arevalo. An in-depth look into State Bank of Pakistan's Banking on Equality Policy. All Rights Reserved. Nuzhat Shirin, the Chairperson of the Sindh Commission on the Status of Women (SCSW), also explains that women have an important role to play in Sindh's agriculture sector, starting from the sowing of seeds to the harvesting of crops. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell … She is also considering establishing a kind of showroom, so that those who want to see and touch their products may (although sales will remain online). Natia Ninikelashvili, a native of the Kakhetian village of Gulgula, missed the wholesomeness of the food she grew up with when she moved to Tbilisi and raised her family. A landmark amendment in the Sindh Water Management Bill, 2018, aims to empower women farmers in the province by offering them decision-making power in water management. Restaurants like Shavi Lomi, one of the best in the city, would likely agree: They offer her guda sheep cheese and Kakhetan sunflower oil on the menu. More common goods, like churchkhela, are unadulterated and come straight out of a Kakhetian village cauldron. Don Quijote Co., Ltd. (株式会社ドン・キホーテ, Kabushiki gaisha Don Kihōte), also known as Don Don Donki, is a Japanese discount chain store most commonly found in the Asia-Pacific region. Amendment to Section 30 of the Bill ensures that “two prominent women [should be] of the AWB command area from a strong farming background in irrigated agriculture and water, preferably a member of Board of Management of any FO”, Amendment to Section 42 ensures that “two women [should be] of the FO command area having strong farming background in irrigated agriculture and water, provided that one-woman member shall be landless”, Section 56, subsection (1) was amended to ensure that “in addition to elected members of WCA, the Board of WCA shall consist of two women members preferably sharecroppers of the same water course, where the WCA is formed”, Amendment to Section 70 includes that “two women members, one shall be prominent woman activist/lawyer/journalist and one shall be prominent woman agriculturist. 30017.92. Comme des Garçons This internationally recognised brand, with the dual design influences of Tokyo and Paris. Amendment in Sindh Water Management Bill Empowers Women Farmers. Facebook. The amendment included the following changes to the bill: While this amendment marks a historic achievement for women farmers and women activists, who have supported this cause, achieving complete inclusiveness in decision-making in the agricultural sector is definitely a long laborious battle, especially in the rural areas of Sindh. Garden-fresh fruits and veggies are even hard to find at food bazaars like Dezerterebi – forget organic. “The biggest attraction to expand in Tokyo is that it is emerging as the financial hub of the world, becoming the bridge between the west and the east. Soplidan.ge works with local start-ups to offer hard-to-find artisan products like peanut, almond, pecan, pumpkin seed, and hazelnut butter made locally by Chkviani Tkhili (“Clever Nut”), in addition to candied vegetables (pumpkin, zucchini, carrot, eggplant) by Kopishoni, and dried apple chips by Enkeni. 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