Bapusuman Agro Producer Company Limited

If you go to Talni, which is in the Ambajogai area of Beed, you’ll find us at Apparao Maruti Gitte’s place. Beed is a tough place to be a farmer sometimes because the sun is really harsh and the ground gets so dry it cracks. Bapusuman Agro was started because we felt like we needed to stand together. We aren't a big company with a glass building. Our office is just a room with some chairs and a lot of talk going on. Most of us have calluses on our hands and we don’t talk like those people you see on the news. We talk about real things like the borewell running low or where to find good quality fertilizer this late in the season. Talni is our home, and we care about the people here. When someone has a problem with their crop, they usually come by Apparao’s and we see what can be done. It’s not about being the best; it’s just about getting by and making sure we don’t get cheated at the market. There’s a lot of waiting involved in farming—waiting for rain, waiting for the harvest, waiting for the trucks. We’ve learned to be patient. We don’t have a lot of rules, just a common understanding that we all have to work hard if we want to see any results. It's a simple life out here in Beed.