Malva Fruits Producer Company Limited

Malva Fruits Producer Company Limited is based over with Lila Shankar Ukarlal. It’s a local setup, nothing fancy. We mostly deal with the fruit growers around here. It started because the market was always so unpredictable. One day the prices are up, the next they are down. We thought if we grouped together, maybe we could handle the swings a bit better. We aren't experts in business, just people who know about trees and harvests. Dealing with fresh fruit is stressful because things spoil fast. You have to move quickly. We spend a lot of time checking the quality and talking to the different growers in the area. It’s a lot of coordination. Our office is just a room where we keep our records and meet up. We don't have a website or a big social media presence. Most people just know us by word of mouth. Lila Shankar keeps things organized on the paperwork side. We aren't trying to become a huge fruit exporter overnight. We just want to make sure the local guys get a decent price for their hard work. It’s a lot of early mornings and late nights during the peak season. That’s just the way it goes. It’s not always pretty, but it’s our life and we’re used to it. Fruit is a tricky thing to deal with because it doesn't wait for anyone. When the mangoes or oranges are ready, they're ready. That means our lives at Malva Fruits get very busy all of a sudden. We work out of Lila Shankar's place and it becomes a hub of activity. There are crates everywhere and people talking about truck schedules. It’s a lot of noise and a bit of a mess, to be honest. But we wouldn't have it any other way. We aren't corporate people with polished shoes. Most of the time we’re in our work clothes, probably with some dust on us. We don't have a big staff, just a few of us who have been doing this for years. We know the local farms like the back of our hands. We know which ones have the best soil and which ones might need a bit more help. It's about being part of the community here. We don't use any fancy marketing tricks. We just show the fruit for what it is. If it’s good, we sell it. If it’s not, we don't. It’s as simple as that. We’re just trying to make a living and help our neighbors do the same.