Indu-Sada Farmer Producer Company Limited

We set up Indu-Sada Farmer Producer Company Limited right here in Tupewadi, which is in the Jalna district. The office is at Rushinath Umaji Magar’s house. Most of the people involved in this are just neighbors who have known each other for years. In this part of Jalna, water is always a big worry, so a lot of our time is spent talking about irrigation and how to keep the crops alive during the long dry spells. We aren't a big corporation with fancy ideas. We just wanted a way to pool our resources so we could buy seeds and fertilizer a bit cheaper than we could on our own. When it comes time to harvest, we try to coordinate so we can get a better deal from the traders who come by. It’s hard work and there isn't much glory in it. We spend a lot of time arguing over who needs the tractor first or what the government’s latest rules mean for us. It’s all very local and very practical. We don't have a website or anything like that. If you need us, you just come to Tupewadi. We’re mostly focused on the daily grind of keeping the farms going. Some years the crop is good and we all breathe a bit easier, but other years are a real struggle. We just keep going because it’s what we know. This company is just our way of trying to have security.