Jalpaiguri Organic Agro Farmers Producer Company Limited

Up in North Bengal, in the Paschim Salbari area of Jalpaiguri, you’ll find us at Jadab Sarkar’s place. This is the home of Jalpaiguri Organic Agro Farmers Producer Company Limited. It’s a beautiful part of the world, though the rain can be really heavy at times. We’re a group of farmers who decided to stick together. Being a producer company means we all have a say in how things go. Jadab’s place is where we gather to talk about seeds, compost, and who is harvesting what this week. It’s a very local operation. Most of us have known each other since we were kids. We don't have a reception desk or a marketing department. We just have a few rooms filled with ledgers and samples of what we’re growing. Sometimes the meetings are loud because we’re all passionate about the crops. The Paschim Salbari area is perfect for what we’re trying to do. We spend a lot of time out in Tarisalbari, looking at the fields and making sure everything is growing naturally. It’s a lot of work to keep things organic, especially with the pests we have around here, but we prefer it this way. We don't have a lot of money for fancy advertisements, so we just rely on the quality of the produce and the word of mouth in the local market. It’s a slow process but it’s honest. We’re just a bunch of neighbors working the land together in Jalpaiguri.