The glimmer of gold
dōTERRA’s sourcing experts recognised the
challenges Ramekwal and his fellow growers
faced and designed their relationship to
alleviate the stresses of their trade. As a
dōTERRA sourcing partner, Ramekwal is no
longer responsible for the pre-sale cleaning,
boiling, and drying. Instead, pre-distillation
preparation is outsourced to local women,
giving them unprecedented access to fair
wage employment. With more time and
manpower, Ramekwal can now focus efforts
on production expansion. With dōTERRA as
a guaranteed buyer, the market uncertainty
and instability Ramekwal faced each season
is now in the past. Now, Ramekwal receives
competitive compensation for his turmeric,
and always on time. His income has
increased by 25 percent and his seasonal
yield has swelled from just over one ton
to forty tons of turmeric. With these new
conditions working in his favour, Ramekwal
can afford to invest in a future previously
unimaginable. He can continue to expand
his turmeric production with confidence,
knowing that when he yields a high-quality
crop, an ethical sales opportunity and a
trusted partner will be there.
Reaping other fruits
Explosive production and climbing profits
have certainly changed the landscape of
the Saha family’s future, but nothing is
sweeter to Ramekwal and his wife than the
enrolment of all eight of their children in
school. For this dedicated, golden-palmed
father, turmeric farming has always
been about sowing seeds of hope for his
children's futures.
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