Pure Kolhapuri jaggery from 132 sugarcane farmers. Pre-book a fresh batch harvested to order.
Kolhapur once had 2,780 traditional jaggery units. Today only 89 survive. Market jaggery is adulterated with sulfur, chalk, and sugar syrup. Farmers, holding a GI tag, are forced to sell at basic sugarcane rates.
Krushi Sarthi connects the 132-farmer FPO of Karbharwadi directly to conscious consumers, restoring fair value and bringing you jaggery you can genuinely trace.
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Model Wadi
Karbharwadi, Kolhapur
Karbharwadi is Maharashtra's recognized Model Wadi. Led by Prof. Dr. Netaji Patil, the "Jaggery Man of Kolhapur", 132 families built a centralized drip-irrigation network, erected poly-houses, and established a women-SHG-run hygienic boiling unit.
The village doesn't sell through middlemen. It sells directly to you.
Geographical Indication certification, authenticity guaranteed by law.
Every order has a harvest date and farm plot ID. Real transparency.
Open-pan slow-boil preserves potassium, magnesium, and natural enzymes.
Bypasses APMC middlemen. 100% price benefit reaches the farming families.
Clarified with wild ladyfinger-stem extract. No hydros, sulfur, or bleach.
Processing, packing, QC managed by 100+ women from local SHGs.
Inside the traditional 'gurhalghar', from cane juice to golden blocks.
How Karbharwadi built self-reliance with greenhouses, solar, and drip lines.
132 farmers, one water system, the story of collective farming.
Nachiket and Dr. Netaji Patil on heritage, crisis, and revival.
A Geographical Indication tag certifies production using traditional methods in Kolhapur's specific terroir, renowned for its distinct golden colour and high mineral content.
Pre-booking gives farmers demand visibility before harvest. Sugarcane is crushed within hours of cutting, so committed orders ensure zero waste and peak freshness.
Market jaggery is routinely mixed with sugar syrup, chalk powder, and sulfur agents. Ours is processed in a hygienic FPO unit and tested for purity.
After harvest and processing, typically 10–14 days from booking. Your Order ID tracks every stage from cane cut to doorstep.
Enter your KS-XXXX number in the Track section below. Status: harvested → boiled → packed → shipped → delivered.
Enter your KS-XXXX order number to check harvest and shipping status.
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