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			<title>Stevia Cultivation Services</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Stevia Rebaudiana (Latin name) commonly known as Stevia has sweetness in the leaves is due to a natural, non toxic & zero calorie substance, called...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Stevia Rebaudiana (Latin name) commonly known as Stevia has sweetness in the leaves is due to a natural, non toxic &amp; zero calorie substance, called stevioside which is 300 times sweeter than the cane sugar. Unlike sugar cane, that undergoes a lot of processes which make use of harmful chemicals that can harm the environment, the stevia plant requires little or no processing at all.<br />
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<b>Stevia a better Alternative to Sugar </b><br />
 As per the WHO report, India has the highest diabetics in the world and the scene feared to be getting worse each year. Clearly, there is an urgent need and the concomitant demand for a calorie free bio sweetener. These industries at present use artificial sweeteners that are known to have adverse side effects in the long run..<br />
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<b><i><u>Therefore, there is an unlimited market potential in India itself for this natural, non-toxic &amp; zero calorie sweeteners - Stevia</u></i></b><br />
Hahnemann charitable mission society, an ISO certified NGO, established in the year 1996 is promoting Stevia cultivation all over India. HCMS has well qualified &amp; experienced technical staff for farming, setting up &amp; monitoring Stevia Cultivation. The organization has employed technical advisers, Agronomists &amp; field officers. We are also associates with many Stevia manufactures &amp; purchasers. We also supply &amp; promote variety of stevia sugar, pure stevia powder, Stevia products, stevia powder extract, pure stevia powder extract, greenlite stevia, greenlite stevia extract powder etc.<br />
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<b>Our Achievements:</b><br />
1.The organization is promoting &quot;Stevia&quot; plants cultivation extensively over 500 acres land under contract farming in Rajasthan and also planning to cover 1000 acres of land by the end of this year.<br />
2. NGO already successfully cultivated Stevia on 150 acres of land<br />
3. We have successfully availed subsidy of 10 lakhs to the Farmers under Contract Farming of medicinal plants from National Medicinal Plants Board, New Delhi<br />
4. The NGO has signed exclusive MOU with India's 1st STEVIA processing unit at Haridwar, producing Stevia based sugar-free products.<br />
5. HCMS has also been conducting practical trainings &amp; surveys for farmers regarding technical support for Stevia Cultivation from time to time. <br />
6. In 2007-2008 several practical training &amp; surveys were conducted by HCMS for Stevia Cultivation Promotion in which around 40 farmers were benefited<br />
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Therefore, if you are looking to get away from sugar for health or environmental reasons; Stevia might be a great no-calorie, more earth-friendly alternative for you.<br />
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We, HCMS are integrated for providing  best services related to Stevia cultivation.</div>

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			<title>Stevia Dry Leaves Available</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:23:47 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>High quality Stevia Dry leaves are available with *Hahnemann Charitable Mission Society*, a Jaipur based non government organization. As Stevia...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>High quality Stevia Dry leaves are available with <b><i>Hahnemann Charitable Mission Society</i></b>, a Jaipur based non government organization. As Stevia leaves are becoming popular globally as a zero calorie natural sweetening agent, HCMS is promoting its cultivation all over India &amp; has well qualified &amp; experienced technical staff for farming, setting up &amp; monitoring Stevia Cultivation.<br />
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Presently a large scale plantation of Stevia is taking place in 200 acres of land in Rajasthan, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh.<br />
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Our Stevia Dried leaves have the following specifications:<br />
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<b>Moisture Content: 5%<br />
Glycoside: 3%<br />
Stevioside: 12%</b><br />
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<b><i><u> There is an unlimited market potential in India itself for this natural, non-toxic &amp; zero calorie sweetener &#8211; Stevia</u></i></b><br />
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Stevia is presently used in the following items/industries:<br />
1. Dental pastes and chewing gum. <br />
2. The product can be utilized in various industries as natural sweetener<br />
3. It is utilized in food products e.g.  Sauces and pickles, ice creams and iced cakes etc. <br />
4. It is being utilized in certain pharmaceutical formulae due to possessing a non-fermenting property. Other reasons for which it is being used in pharmacy are: It does not suffer alterations in acid media, hydrolyzing only in very alkaline media (PH9), whilst thermally remaining very stable. <br />
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We assure the interested buyers for providing quality products at best rates. Kindly contact us for further details.</div>

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			<title>Stevia products</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Stevia related information</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:09:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Hi, 
 
 This is gaurav  
 
I want to grow stevia in my farms that is near delhi: I have few questions can some one help: 
 
1. Does the climate ,...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Hi,<br />
<br />
 This is gaurav <br />
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I want to grow stevia in my farms that is near delhi: I have few questions can some one help:<br />
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1. Does the climate , soil , temperature near to delhi feverable for growth of stevia<br />
2.what is session for stevai plant growth<br />
3.what is the cost to grow per hectate (per seed )<br />
4.place in pune or near delhi from where I can get stevia plant and information related to this<br />
5.how much is profit per hectare<br />
6. list of dealer to whom i can sell the stevia plant after production<br />
7 Is the future of stevia plantation bright</div>

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