Kanakagiri Collective Farmers Producer Company Limited

You can find us over at the Elumathur Tractor Owners Association building on Muthur Main Road. Our group is Kanakagiri Collective Farmers Producer Company Limited, and we are based here in Erode. It’s a busy spot with a lot of tractors coming and going all day. We are a bunch of farmers who realized that we could do more if we stuck together. Most of us have our own small plots, and trying to buy equipment on your own is just too much money. So, we share what we can. The association at No.2 is where we hang out and figure things out. It’s a bit noisy with the road right there, but it’s convenient for getting things moved. We’ve had to learn a lot about the business side of things lately, which isn't always fun. We’d much rather be out in the fields than sitting in an office looking at numbers. Erode is a good place for farming, but it has its challenges like anywhere else. We’ve seen a lot of changes over the years, with new ways of doing things coming along. We try to keep up, but we also stick to what we know works for our specific soil. It’s a mix of the old ways and a few new ones. We’re just a practical group of people trying to make sure our farms stay profitable so our kids can take them over one day.