Mylliem Agrofed Farmers' Producer Company Limited

Living up here in the East Khasi Hills, the weather can be a bit damp but it’s good for the greens. Mylliem Agrofed Farmers' Producer Company Limited is our group. We are based out of Transing Kharkongor’s house, number 18 in Shillong. Even though the address is in the city, our hearts and our hands are mostly in the soil of the surrounding hills. We’ve got a lot of farmers who have been doing this for generations. Mylliem is a place where people know each other, so starting this company felt natural. We aren't trying to be anything fancy or talk in big words. We just want to make sure the people growing the food actually get to keep some of the money. Sometimes we gather at Transing’s place to talk about what we’re going to plant next or how to get the vegetables down to the markets without them getting ruined. It’s a lot of coordination. You have to deal with the transport and the weather and the prices that go up and down like crazy. We don't have a big marketing team or anything like that. It is just us, trying to organize the harvest so it doesn't go to waste. It’s a practical way to live. We just want to keep our farming traditions going while getting a bit more organized about it. Shillong is growing so fast, sometimes it feels like the farms are getting pushed further away, but we're holding our ground.