Making Life Healthy
Food to eat, air to breathe, and water to drink are considered essential for human beings. However, only a few may know the correct way to eat, drink, and breathe. Traditional foods, deeply rooted in culture, are considered akin to nectar. For instance, a tiger, being a carnivore, has a short intestine, while cows and oxen, being herbivores, have long intestines. Similarly, people living near sea level can easily digest seafood, while individuals from Asian countries prefer vegetarian food. This is an example of culturally rooted dietary habits.
Any type of food is naturally produced based on the local community, culture, geography, and environmental characteristics. Seasonal agricultural produce, small livestock, insects, and the foods prepared from them are considered the most suitable for our bodies. However, with modernization, changes in Nepali cuisine have created a situation where traditional foods are often reserved only for festivals. Nowadays, knowingly or unknowingly, people consume non-traditional foods and inedible grains, vegetables, and fruits grown with chemical fertilizers, just to fill their stomachs. People are essentially spending money daily to buy diseases.
In this extremely sensitive time, it is crucial to preserve our traditional foods as a part of our culinary heritage. To achieve this, efforts have been initiated in Karnali Province to promote the marketability of seasonal produce from every village in Nepal to urban areas. We are confident that this campaign will transform villages, such as those in Karnali that produce organic goods, into production centers, bringing prosperity to rural areas and providing cities like Kathmandu with evergreen, clean food.
Karnali Mart was established in Kathmandu through the initiative of entrepreneurs from Karnali, who have nearly a decade of experience in agriculture, business, and planning.
Vision:
To make every village in Nepal free from hunger and every city like Kathmandu free from diseases, creating prosperous villages and happy cities.
Mission:
To transform villages like those in Karnali into organic production hubs to eliminate hunger in rural areas and transform cities like Kathmandu into market centers to free them from diseases.
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