Alkodiya Farmer Producer Company Limited

Out here in Talera, things move at a bit of a different pace. Alkodiya Farmer Producer Company Limited is based right at Suraj Mal Meena’s place in Alkodiya village. It’s deep in the Bundi district of Rajasthan, so you can imagine the heat we deal with during the summer months. We are mostly a group of farmers who decided to come together to make things a bit easier for everyone in the village. It’s not a big corporate setup with glass windows and air conditioning. Instead, we meet up near the fields or at the house to discuss what needs doing for the next season. The address is 323021 if you’re looking at the post, but around here, everyone just knows Suraj Mal’s house. We handle a lot of the local produce and try to get the best for the people who actually grow the food. Some days we are out in the sun all day, and other days we are sitting around trying to figure out the paperwork, which can be a real headache. We aren't looking to become some giant company; we just want the farmers in Alkodiya to have a fair shake. It’s practical work, and it gets dusty and tiring, but it’s what we know. Rajasthan is a tough place for farming, but we’ve been at it for a long time. It’s just us doing what we can with what we have, and we hope the rains are good this year.