Company

Tamul Plates Marketing

India

Tamul Plates Marketing Private Limited (TPMC) is a company jointly promoted by the arecanut leaf plate producers of North East India and the employees of Dhriiti. TPMC is an institution which was promoted as part of the Arecanut leaf plate initiative of Dhriiti to provide marketing support to the producers. These producers belong to various rural communities of this region and have taken the courage to take part in this innovative project. TPMC provides 100% buy back guarantee to the producers of arecanut leaf plates. TPMC purchases the products of the producers on a weekly basis and pays the producers immediately on fair trade price which is jointly decided in consultation with them. TPMC then checks the quality of the product packages it and supplies it to various parts of India. TPMC absorbs the market shocks and lets the producer concentrate on the production aspects. The profits earned by TPMC are also distributed amongst the producers as they are also the shareholders of the company.

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India

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