Sahaja Mitra Farmer Producer Company Limited

Our place is at 3-53 in Ameenabad. That is in Phirangipuram, near Guntur. We call ourselves Sahaja Mitra Farmer Producer Company Limited. It sounds official, but we are just a group of people from around here. Most of us grew up in these fields. Guntur is known for its soil and what we can grow, so we stay busy. We set this up because it makes sense to work as a team. Life in the village is okay, but the market side of farming is tough. By having this company, we handle the bags and the transport together. The office is just a small building, nothing special to look at. We sit there and figure out the seeds and the harvest times. Phirangipuram is a quiet area most of the time. You can find us easily if you ask around for 522529 area code. We don't have a fancy website or a marketing person. We just talk to each other. Some days are long, especially when the sun is really hot, but that is how it goes. We deal with the crops we have and try to get a fair deal for everyone involved. It’s not about getting rich, it’s about making sure the farm work pays for the food on the table. We keep the doors open for the local farmers who are part of this. There is always someone around to chat about the rain or the price of supplies.