Sundarban Swarnabhumi Farmers Producer Company Limited

If you travel down to Herambagopalpur in the Patharpratima area, you will find us working away near the Sundarbans. This part of the world is beautiful but the life of a farmer here is quite tough. We deal with a lot of mud and the salty air that comes off the water. Our group is made up of local farmers who are trying to get their produce to market. We spend a lot of time talking about the tides and how the rain is going to affect the crops this year. The office is a simple building where we gather to talk about our plans. It is usually quite loud with everyone talking at once. We handle all sorts of vegetables and grains that grow in this unique soil. Sometimes the transport boats are late, which makes things a bit stressful, but we usually find a way to fix it. We are not some big city corporation. We are just people from the village who know how to grow things. There are always a few stray dogs sleeping near the doorway and the fan makes a clicking noise that we have stopped noticing. We write everything down in big registers and try to keep our accounts straight. It is honest work and we do it day in and day out regardless of how hot it gets. The local community is small, so everyone knows everyone else’s business anyway.