Dhanwardhini Mahila Farmer Producercompany Limited

Our group operates out of Tembhurna, which is part of the Khamgaon area in Buldhana. We are set up at Shri More Guniganesh Keshav’s place. It’s basically just a group of local women who decided to work together on the farming stuff. Most of us have our own small plots of land nearby. We meet up when the sun isn't too hot to talk about the crops and who is growing what this season. It started because we wanted to have a bit more control over how we sell what we grow. Sometimes it’s hard to get a fair price on your own. We aren't experts at paperwork, but we figure it out as we go along. The office is really just a room with some chairs and a table where we keep our books. You can usually find a few of us there in the afternoons after the morning chores are done. We talk about seeds and fertilizer and how the rain is looking. It’s a simple life here in the village. We help each other out when someone’s tractor breaks or when it’s time to harvest. It’s better than working alone. We don't have a big sign or anything. Everyone in Tembhurna knows where we are. We just want to make sure the families here can keep going. It takes a lot of effort to keep the company running but we stay at it daily.