New doorstep initiative for fruits and vegetables

It is important to stay home during the COVID-19. Many countries starts to deliver fruits and vegetables right to the doorstep of the house for this reason.

INDIA, Chennai - Tamil Nadu Horticulture Development Agency (TANHODA) has established ethottam.com.

The Department offers vegetables in three packages (tomatoes, radish, beans, beetroot, ginger, chilies, carrots and other). Priced 300Rs. (Rupees), 500Rs and 600Rs. All packages have the same set of vegetables but with different weight.

Fruits also come in three differently-priced packages, 500Rs., 600Rs. and 800Rs., depending on the quantity of fruits (apples, bananas, muskmelons, watermelons, pomegranates, grapes and guava).

Department Director of Horticulture & Plantation Crops, N. Subbaiyan, says the order will be delivered within a day. The online service is restricted to Chennai now,” he adds.

Ukraine works in this direction as well. VitaminBox deliver products that are certified and grown by the Ukrainian cooperative "UkrAP" and farmers from Zaporizhzhya region by participants of the Ukrainian Business Development and Fruit Production Project (UHBDP).

They are offers MINI Vitamin Set (for 1-3 persons) and Maxi Vitamin Set (for 3-5 persons). Priced 520 UAH (Hryvnia) and 640 UAH respectively. Both sets include cucumber, radish, tomato, cabbage, salad, spinach, dill, parsley, arugula and mint but has different weight. It has bonuses in each box also.

Anna Morozova, co-founder of the project, says the boxes also include Antiseptic with a capacity of 1 liter, which now, due to the virus, is in high demand.

This service works in Kiev, nearest cities and became popular among customers.

Sources: The Hindu and VitaminBox