Agri Team
We Are Different from Other Processors
Blos Showers Agro USP / strength lies with its experienced Agri team, enabling them to deliver consistently. One of the very few processors having 100% control over directly with farmers.
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Blos Showers' Process
Blos Showers Agro Supply Chain
Agri team is led by a group of fifty+ executives who are trained and well-versed in good agricultural practices. The pesticide regulations are reviewed by team of experts and followed in accordance to the guidelines of EU & USFDA norms. Our unimpeachable record of zero rejections related to pesticides tells us about our efficiency in following the international package of practices. Experienced agri team sustainable way of cultivation to minimize the use of biochemicals while controlling pests and diseases. The Agri team encompasses / involves a team of area officers, field assistants, and logistic support staff.
Contract farming is done in a radius of 200–250 km to ensure the freshness of the product within a travel time / lead time of 6 hours of harvest. thereby making sure freshness is intact from farm to fork. Our sustainability approach has helped us build confidence in local farmers to cultivate different crops throughout the year. The contract farming is done in Hub and Spoke model with adherence to a package of practices for the usage of pesticides and fertilizers that meet USFDA and European Union (EU) guidelines / regulations.
Mutual-benefit relationship with farming community
Periodic pesticide and water analysis helps us validate our claims of safe food production. One of our key strengths is tracing the materials up to the farmer level, which helped us evaluate the farmers and reward and recognise them accordingly. Supervision and monitoring by an expert agri team during contract farming have helped us ensure the freshness, quality, and safety of our products.
Training and field visits are our core strengths as an agriteam. Well-trained farmers, who are our partners, are able to grow multiple types of vegetables throughout the year as per the established agri-package of practice. The introduction of new technologies and training to farmers before the onset of every season is done by agriculture scientists with the help of agriculture universities.
We ensure and enjoy a mutually beneficial relationship with the farming community. We provide 100% inputs (seeds, fertilisers, pesticides), technology transfer, field visits, buy-back from the field, fixed prices, on-time payments, and, of course, a sense of security and comfort to the farming community.
Farmer selection is done based on criteria like area, availability of a water source, suitability of soil for cultivation, and logistical advantage. Soil and water testing is done randomly to ensure the suitability of them for cultivation and compliance with international regulations. We go the extra mile to assess the crops grown around our crop to do the risk analysis of pesticide drifting. A good post-harvest handling and logistics system is established to ensure the freshness and quality of the produce until it is processed.