Uttamkrushi Krish-E Fed Farmers Producercompany Limited

Our company, which has a bit of a long name—Uttamkrushi Krish-E Fed Farmers Producercompany Limited—is really just Babulal and some of us from Village Paloha. We’re tucked away in the Begumganj area of Raisen. Life in the village is pretty much centered around the seasons. When it’s time to sow, everyone is busy, and when it’s time to harvest, it’s even busier. We started this producer company because we were tired of being the last ones to know what was happening with market prices. Now we can pool our resources and maybe get a better deal on things like fertilizer or seeds. It’s not always smooth sailing; sometimes the paperwork gets confusing and we have to ask for help to get it all right. Our office is just a simple spot in the village where we keep our tools and meet up after the sun goes down to plan things. There isn’t any fancy furniture or air conditioning. We just sit on whatever is available and talk about the rain and the crops. It’s a humble way to do business, but it’s honest work that we understand. We’ve lived in Raisen all our lives, and we don’t plan on being anywhere else. We’re just farmers trying to do things a little more professionally so we can survive in a changing world. It’s nothing more complicated than that, really. We just take it day by day and see what happens with the harvest.