Sana Javeri Kadri of Diaspora Spice Co. is upending a 500-year-old exploitative trade by paying South Asian farmers an average of $26,000 a year, compared to the typical $2,000, to reverse the legacy of cultural and financial theft.
The tape Unpacked by AFAR · Sep 4
“The average South Asian farmer makes about $2,000 per year. Okay. That is like the average income of a three to four acre farmer in South Asia, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan. We are able to pay our farm partners $26,000 a year on average.”
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