Kalbhairavnath Farmer Producer Companylimited

We are at House 219 in Mahijalgaon. It’s a dusty place sometimes, especially when the wind kicks up from the dry fields. A bunch of us farmers here got together to handle the crops better as a group. It’s hard work when the rain doesn't come on time, and we spend most of our mornings out in the dirt checking on the soil. My neighbor helps out with the transport and I look after the seeds and the storage. It’s not a big fancy office, just a room where we meet and talk about prices and the weather. We wanted to make sure the produce from our village actually gets to the market without too much trouble from the middle men. Sometimes the tractors break down and we have to fix them ourselves right there in the path. We deal with whatever comes our way, whether it's bugs in the grain or a hot sun that won't quit for weeks. Last year was really tough because of the heat wave, but we managed to get through it. Our families have been farming this land for a long time, so we know every corner of Mahijalgaon. We just keep our heads down and do the daily work. There is always something to do, like cleaning the storage area or talking to the other guys about what to plant next. It’s a simple life. We don't have big words for what we do. We just grow things and try to sell them so we can keep going. It’s about the soil and the water. We stay busy from sunrise to dusk.