Itkal Farmers Producer Company Limited

You can find Itkal Farmers Producer Company Limited right in the heart of Itkal village. Our address is house number 3-43 in Gulbarga. It’s a simple setup we have here. We mostly work with the people in our own community. Farming is the lifeblood of this area, so we felt we needed a company to help organize things. There are days when the office is packed with people shouting about prices, and other days it is completely silent. We don't have any air conditioning, just the breeze coming through the open door. Gulbarga can get very hot, so we start our work early in the morning. We deal with a lot of grain and pulses, which is what most folks around here grow. The company isn't run by some big city executives. It's just us, the people who live here. We keep our records in big handwritten ledgers because it feels more reliable than computers sometimes. The walls could use a fresh coat of paint, but we'd rather spend that money on better equipment for the members. It is a slow process, building something like this from the ground up. We make mistakes, sure, but we learn as we go. If you are passing through Itkal, you’ll see our small office by the main path. Someone is usually there to offer a glass of water and talk about the weather. That’s just the way we do things every day.