Bharkata Adivashi Chashi Bhai Lahanati Producer Company Limited

Our office is located at number 15 in Jethia Bhanrkata, which is in the Birbhum district. The name Bharkata Adivashi Chashi Bhai Lahanati Producer Company Limited is quite long, but it basically means we are a group of tribal farmers working together. We started this because it was hard for individual farmers in our area to get good prices or buy supplies. Now we do it as a group. Birbhum is a beautiful place but the soil can be tricky to work with sometimes. We mostly grow what is traditional for this region. Our building is a simple one where we store our tools and hold our meetings. We do not have fancy computers or air conditioning. We just sit on benches and talk about the next harvest. It is a very honest way of working. Everyone in the group has a say in what we do. Sometimes we have long debates about which seeds to buy or how to fix a shared pump. We do not spend money on advertising because we are well-known in the local villages already. People know they can come to us if they need help with their crops. It is just a group of neighbors trying to make a living from the land. We take things one day at a time and try to help each other out when someone falls behind. It is a tough life but we are proud of what we grow.