Gonda Farmer Producer Company Limited

Out here in Jahandariya, things move at their own pace. We set up this company to help the farmers around Gonda and the Intiyathok area. Our main spot is at Atul Kumar Shukla’s place. It is a quiet village and most of the people here have been farming their whole lives. We spend our mornings talking about seeds and what the weather is going to do. It’s not a big corporate setup with lots of staff, just a few of us trying to organize things better for the local growers. Sometimes we have to travel quite a bit to reach the different fields and talk to the guys working there. The paperwork can be a real headache but Atul keeps everything mostly in order at his house. We don’t use any fancy language or try to act like we know more than the old-timers. We just want to make sure the produce gets where it needs to go and that everyone gets a fair deal for their sweat. It gets real hot in the afternoons, so we usually take a break then. We are just local people trying to make the farming business a bit more manageable for everyone in the village. It is a slow process but we are sticking with it and seeing how it goes day by day. We don't have any big secrets, just honest work.