Ramadhutaya Horticultural Farmers Producer Company Limited

Our little group, Ramadhutaya Horticultural Farmers Producer Company Limited, is set up at Plot No. 107. We are right near the Hanuman Temple in Rabakavi Taluk. You can hear the prayers and the people visiting the temple throughout the day. It’s a good spot because everyone knows where it is. We mostly focus on horticulture, so there’s always something growing. The soil here in Rabakavi is okay, but you have to work it hard. We spend a lot of time talking about fertilizers and which plants are catching bugs this year. It’s not some high-tech operation. We have a simple room where we keep our records and meet with the local farmers. Most of us have been farming since we were kids, following our fathers into the fields. We didn't want to just be at the mercy of middle-men anymore, so we put this company together. It’s a bit rough around the edges, and we don’t always agree on everything, but we all want the same thing—to see our gardens do well. When the harvest is ready, it’s a chaotic time with everyone bringing their produce in. It’s tiring, but when you see the trucks loaded up, it feels like we’re actually getting somewhere. We’re just local people trying to keep our farms going and our families fed.