Uttam Dhana Farmer Producer Company Limited

Uttam Dhana Farmer Producer Company Limited is basically just us farmers from around Uttamdhana village getting organized. We run things out of Khushi Lal’s place in the village. It isn't a massive operation with a glass building. It’s just a house where we meet to figure out what to do with the grain and how to get better prices. Life in Uttamdhana is mostly about the fields. We grew up here and our parents farmed the same dirt. This company is a way for us to pool what we have so we aren't all struggling on our own. Sometimes the paperwork gets confusing but we manage. We talk about the crops over tea and try to decide which seeds to buy for the next season. It gets dusty in the summer and muddy in the rains, but the work has to happen either way. We don't have fancy titles or big meetings. Usually, someone just walks over to the office at Khushi Lal's house when they have a question about their harvest. It is a slow process building this up. We are learning as we go. Most days are spent looking at the sky and hoping for the best. We just want to make sure the local farmers get what they need to keep going. It’s hard work and it isn’t always pretty, but it is our life here in the village.