DEVELOPMENT

CUTLERY THAT YOU CAN EAT

‘Change is inevitable. But before this change can overtake and overwhelm you, become the instrument of change’ is a wise quote from the days of yore; Mr. Narayana Peesapathy, a B.Sc (Hons) in Chemistry from Osmania University and an MBA from IIFM, Bhopal has been a researcher, associated with many organizations. While working with AC Neilson & Operation Research Group Baroda, he undertook some 50 consulting assignments related to mainly Agri based industries, forestry and forest based cottage industries. He also worked with International Crop Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad as a Senior Scientific Officer.

During his long years with different aspects of research in agriculture related areas, he became aware of the multiple utility of agro products.

However, it was a chance usage of plastic spoon that set him thinking to create an alternative to plastic spoon. He found it unclean, despite being disposable, it was being reused many times over by unscrupulous caterers. Beside this unhygienic hazard, these plastic cutlery also has number of poisonous and cancerous chemicals that gets into food when used. 

Being a man of research, he had to think of an alternative. As an agricultural scientist, it became natural for him think of a green model for this cutlery. He started his own company Bakays Foods Pvt. Ltd in 2011, to help produce edible cutlery as replacement to plastic cutlery. After much research Bakays came up with alternative to plastic disposable cutlery and Bamboo disposable chopsticks. Now Bakays are producing spoons, forks and chopsticks made out of dried millets, rice and wheat.

Yes, now you can use your spoons, forks and chopsticks and if you like, eat it too after use. These edible cutlery is made from flour. They contain absolutely no chemicals or preservatives and are just flours kneaded with water and are 100% natural products. This initiative by Narayana Peesapathy will go a long way in increasing demand for millets and improving the lives of millet farmers in coming years, since globally there is about 120 billions pieces of plastic cutlery disposed every year. Hope this will revolutionize the use of edible cutlery and stop environmental degradation. So also help farming fraternity.