Kaani Farmer Producer Company Limited

We are over at No.1/101 on Mariyamman Kovil Street. This is the office for Kaani Farmer Producer Company Limited in Nagapattinam. Being near the coast means the air always has a bit of salt in it. Our group is made up of local farmers who decided to work together. It’s a lot of work trying to coordinate everyone. We deal with the stuff we grow in the fields around Nagapattinam. Sometimes the harvest is plenty and we are all happy, and other times the weather makes it hard for all of us. The office is a modest place where we meet to talk about seeds, water, and where to sell our crops. We don't have a big marketing department or anything like that. It's just us and a few notebooks. Usually, there is someone sitting on the porch talking about the latest news in the village. We try to help the smaller farmers get a better deal, but it is a constant struggle against the bigger markets. We have had our share of tough years, especially with the storms that come through this part of Tamil Nadu. But we are still here. The building on Mariyamman Kovil Street is old but it works for us. We are just regular people trying to keep our farms going and our families fed. We hope for better times ahead and keep our heads down.