Navtejswini Women Farmer Producer Company Limited

Our group, Navtejswini Women Farmer Producer Company Limited, operates out of Rahata. We are at the place belonging to Shri Punja Changdeo Ghogare. It is a local spot that most people in the village recognize. Being in Rahata Taluka means we are right in the heart of the farming community here. We are mostly women working together to figure out how to get better deals for our produce. It is not always easy because we have our homes and kids to look after too, but we find the time. We meet up and sit on the floor or on some benches to talk about what we need to buy for the next planting. We don't have a professional manager or anyone like that. We just do it ourselves. Sometimes it takes a long time to get anything decided because everyone has an opinion. But that is how we like it. The air here smells like the earth and whatever is growing nearby. We don't have fancy brochures to hand out. If someone wants to know about us, they just come by and have a chat. We tell them what we are doing with the seeds and the fertilizers. It is just plain work, nothing more and nothing less. We all grew up here, so we know the cycles of the sun and the rain better than any book. It keeps us grounded and busy throughout the year.