Pratikar Farmer Producer Company Limited

We are based out in Bembal, which is a small spot in the Mul area of Chandrapur. It started because a few of us here who farm wanted to see if we could handle things a bit better by grouping up under the name Pratikar Farmer Producer Company Limited. It isn't a fancy office or anything like that. Mostly we spend our time talking about the crops and the weather because that's what matters most for us in this part of Maharashtra. Some days it is just about figuring out where to get the right seeds or how to deal with the transport when the roads aren't great. We don't have a big team of experts, just local people who know the land. Most of the work happens right here in the village. It can be a lot of paperwork sometimes, which none of us really like, but we have to do it to keep the company running legally. People stop by the office at Post Bembal often just to ask about prices or see what's happening with the new harvest. It's a slow process getting everyone on the same page, but we’re trying to make it work. The sun gets really hot here in Chandrapur, so we usually get the heavy work done early. We aren't trying to change the world, just trying to make sure the folks around here get a fair deal for what they grow in their fields.