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The crops grow in about six months. They are then ready to be cut. The

fourth step is harvesting, i.e., cutting the crops.

After the crops have been harvested, grains are separated from the plants.
This is called threshing. Removing the husk further cleans grains. This is
called winnowing. Now, the crops are ready to be packed and sent to the

market on tractor, truck or bullock-cart.

Harvesting the Crop Threshing the Crop Winnowing the Crop

The crop is transported to the wholesale market or mandi. From the
wholesale market, this food stuff is bought by the retailers. We buy the food
stuff from the retailers.

Farmers grow crops Wholesalers buy and transport Retailers and vendors buy
in their fields. food items from the fields to the food items from mandis and
wholesale markets. sell them in local markets.

The food items are washed,
cleaned and cooked at
home. We eat and enjoy this
food together.

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