Dharmapuri Women Farmer Producer Company Limited

Dharmapuri Women Farmer Producer Company Limited is basically us women from around here getting organized. We are located at No.4/93A in Akollapatti Village, which is part of the Vellalapatti post area. Most of us have been working in the fields since we were kids, so we know how it goes. It’s hard work, and doing it alone is even harder. We decided to put our names together and start this company so we could have a bit more say in how our produce is handled. Our office isn’t much to look at, just a small place in the village where we keep our books and meet up. We talk about seeds, water, and who is going to the market. It’s not all smooth sailing; we have plenty of arguments about the best way to do things. But at the end of the day, we are all neighbors. We understand the soil in Dharmapuri and what it takes to get things to grow. We don’t use any of that fancy corporate talk. We just speak plain English and local words. Sometimes the rain doesn't come when we need it, and that’s a worry, but we get through it together. We’re just a group of women trying to make a living off the land we’ve always lived on. It’s honest work, and it’s ours. If you’re in Vellalapatti, you can find us at the village house working.