24/10/2021
Sourced from India and Nepal, turmeric is a popular commodity for the spice and essential oil industries.
Nestled along a river in the lowland plains of Nepal is the small community of Sangrampur. Many families in Sangrampur fish and farm for income. The surrounding land is flat and suitable for growing turmeric, so many farmers laboriously grow and prepare it to be sold for the spice market. One of these farmers is Ramekwal Saha.
Ramekwal and his wife have six daughters and two sons. Ramekwal and his wife have always hoped to provide an education for their children, but it’s difficult to progress economically in Sangrampur. Farmers often face uncertainty that they can sell their crops because of market instability, and they’re often taken advantage of by being paid significantly less for their labor-intensive turmeric than it’s worth.
Ramekwal is a hardworking man, but with the unfair conditions of growing turmeric for the spice market, he didn’t make nearly enough to send his children to school.
When doTERRA® came to Nepal to source Turmeric essential oil, we didn’t just come for the plant. We came to establish partnerships and support growers like Ramekwal.
Farmers now don’t need to boil or dry the turmeric before selling it to our partner supplier. This saves farmers time and energy. Furthermore, it allows us to create jobs for local women, who are hired to wash and prepare turmeric for distillation. These women receive fair wages for their work.
Ramekwal can safely expand his turmeric production, knowing we’ll continue to purchase his high-quality crops, sustaining our long-term partnership with him.
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