Parnerkar Agrotech Farmers Producercompany Limited

We are based out of Ralegan Therpal in Parner. The company is Parnerkar Agrotech Farmers Producer Company Limited. It’s a group of us from the local area. We decided that instead of fighting for prices on our own, we should probably work together. So we set this up. Our office is near the post office. It’s a simple building where we store some supplies and keep our records. We don't have any big marketing budget. Most of our work is just talking to other farmers and seeing what they need for the next season. Some days are just spent filling out forms for the government, which is probably the worst part of the job. But you have to do it to keep things legal. We handle things like fertilizer and seeds sometimes, or help with the selling. We aren't trying to be the biggest company in Ahmednagar. We just want to make sure the people in Ralegan Therpal can keep farming. It’s been a bit of a learning curve for us, learning the business side of things. We make mistakes sometimes, but we learn. It’s a practical way to live. If you’re passing through Parner, you’ll see our sign. It’s nothing fancy, just black paint on a board. We’re usually there from morning until the sun goes down. We have some tea and talk about the weather and the crops. It's just a normal way of doing things.