Banaswati Farmer Producer Company Limited

If you are looking for us, we are over at Somaru Sahu’s place in Gaisilat. That’s in the Padampur area of Bargarh. It’s a well-known spot around here for anyone involved in farming. We started Banaswati Farmer Producer Company Limited because we realized that being a lone farmer in this region is getting harder every year. By coming together as a producer group, we can handle our selling and buying a bit better. But don't let the 'company' part fool you. We are still the same folks you see out in the fields every morning. Our hands are usually dirty and our boots are worn out. We deal with the day-to-day realities of Bargarh farming. Sometimes the rain is too much, sometimes it’s not enough. We talk about these things over tea at the office. It’s not a fancy setup. We have some desks and a lot of registers to keep track of what’s going on. We don't use big words or make grand promises. We just try to get a decent price for our members. Most of the people around Gaisilat know us by name. We grew up here and we plan to stay here. The 768037 area is our home. We are just trying to make sure our families can keep farming for another generation. It’s a lot of coordination and sometimes things move slowly, but we are making progress together.