Indo-america Hybrid Seeds India Pvt Ltd

Chikkalasandra is where we spend most of our daylight hours at Indo-america Hybrid Seeds India Pvt Ltd. It is a busy place, mostly filled with packets of seeds and people trying to organize them correctly. The building isn't fancy, just a regular spot where the work gets done every day. We start early when the sun is still low. Some of us have been here a long time, so we know where everything is kept without even looking. There are bags stacked in the corners and the sound of tape dispensers is pretty much constant. It gets dusty, but that is just how it is when you deal with seeds and soil-related things. We sit around the small desks and talk about what needs to be shipped out or which batches are coming in from the growers. It isn't a high-tech office with shiny glass. It’s more like a workshop where we keep track of different varieties and make sure the labels are on straight. Sometimes the fans overhead make a clicking noise that we’ve stopped noticing. People walk in and out, mostly delivery drivers or folks from the neighborhood. We drink tea from the stall down the road and keep moving the boxes. It is just steady work, keeping the inventory moving and making sure the packets aren't damaged. By the time evening rolls around, the floor is usually covered in bits of paper and plastic, so we sweep up and get ready to do the same thing tomorrow.