Chinmayanand Agro Farmer Producercompany Limited

Our group is based at H. No. 501 in Sindhagaon, which is a small place in the Renapur area of Latur. Chinmayanand Agro is really just a bunch of us from the village trying to organize our farming a bit better than we used to. Latur can be a hard place for agriculture, especially with the water situation most years being so unpredictable. We started this producer company because we wanted to have more control over how we sell what we grow. It is not a formal place with desks and leather chairs; it’s more of a gathering spot for the local growers to meet up. We deal with whatever crops are doing well that season, whether it’s dal or soy or whatever else happens to be in the ground. We don't have any polished speeches about what we do. We just wake up, check the fields, and try to make sure we aren't getting a bad deal at the market when it's time to sell. Being in Sindhagaon means everyone knows everyone else, so word spreads fast. It is a tight community. We help each other with tools and advice when someone is having a rough time. The company is just a way to make that official for the paperwork. We spend our days out in the sun and our evenings talking about the market prices. It’s a practical life and we don't expect much else. No one here is trying to be a corporate executive.