Yashree Agro Farmer Producer Company Limited

Our small office is set up at Sitabai Bhanudas Sonwane’s place in Somanwadi. Being in the Beed district means we deal with a lot of dry spells and tough soil, but we keep at it because it’s our life. This company was formed so we could help each other out with getting supplies and selling what we grow at the end of the season. It's much better than trying to do everything alone and getting stuck with low prices. Ambajogai is where most of us are from, and we know every corner of this land. It’s a very simple setup here, nothing too complicated or polished. We spend a lot of time talking to the other farmers in the village about what crops are doing well. Sometimes the prices in the market aren't great, so we try to find better ways to move the grain or whatever else we've harvested. It’s hard work and the days are very long, especially when the summer heat is hitting. We don't have any fancy mission statements or things like that. We just want to make sure the work we do in the fields pays off at the end of the day for our families. The paperwork can be a bit of a headache sometimes for us, but we get through it eventually. People usually just walk over to the house if they need to talk. It feels more like a community project than a real business most of the time.