Jaggerpora Womens Farmer Producer Company Limited

Our group is based in Jaggerpora, right in the Handwara area of Kupwara. It is mostly women from the village and surrounding spots like Masbawan who come together to handle our farming work. Things can be quite tough for women farmers in this part of Jammu and Kashmir, so having this company helps us stand on our own feet a bit more. We usually gather around to discuss what we are planting or how the harvest is looking this year. It isn't a corporate setup at all, just a bunch of neighbors trying to make a living from the land we have. There are many days when we are just out in the fields and then we come back to deal with the office side of things later in the evening. Jaggerpora is a quiet place and news travels fast, so everyone knows who we are. We don't use any big words or fancy strategies. We just look at what we have and try to get the best out of it so our families can get by. Sometimes the weather in Kupwara doesn't cooperate and we have to change our plans last minute, but that is just farming life for you. Being part of Jaggerpora Womens Farmer Producer Company Limited gives us a bit of a voice that we didn't really have before when we were all just working separately in our own little patches of dirt and green.