Navsahyadri Agro Processing Producercompany Limited

Out here in Pathardi, specifically at Gat No. 23 in Mohoj Devadhe, things move at their own pace. We set up this agro processing group because it made sense for the district. Ahmednagar is big, and sometimes getting stuff processed is a real chore. We have our equipment set up and we spend most of our days making sure everything runs like it should. It’s not always quiet; the machines can be loud, and there’s usually a lot of dust moving around when we’re working on the crops. We don’t have a professional secretary or anything like that. If you come by, you’ll probably find one of us with grease on our hands or checking the bags. We started this because we needed a way to handle our own harvests without traveling too far. It’s a group effort, and everyone puts in the time. Sometimes the power goes out, or a part breaks, and we just have to fix it and keep going. We don’t have any flashy signs or big advertisements. Most people around here just know where we are. We focus on the work itself—cleaning, sorting, and getting things ready for the market. It’s a lot of physical labor, and by the end of the day, we’re all pretty tired. But it’s good to have a place of our own in the village where we can handle these things together.