Vageeswarar Banana Farmers Producer Company Limited

Vageeswarar Banana Farmers Producer Company Limited is based over at 12 Nagara Street in Kalakad. We’re in the Tirunelveli area, which is a good place for growing bananas if you know what you’re doing. Most of us have been working in the banana plantations for a long time, so we know how tricky the plants can be when the wind picks up or the pests get in. We started this company because it was getting harder for one person to transport all their fruit to the market. Now we do it together. The office on Nagara Street is pretty plain. We have some desks and a lot of papers scattered around, mostly records of who brought in what amount of fruit. It’s not a polished corporate environment. You’ll mostly hear us arguing about the price of fertilizer or the latest weather report from the radio. We don't have a big marketing team; we just have a bunch of farmers who want to make a living. Tirunelveli is a busy place, but Kalakad feels more like home. We’re just regular people trying to keep the banana business going so we can support our kids. Sometimes the bunches are heavy and the days are long, but that's the life we chose. If you’re ever near the 627501 zip code, you might see our trucks moving through. We just keep our heads down and do the work.