Aandata Shakti Farmer Producer Company Limited

Our place is in Rawatsar, over in the Hanumangarh district. If you look for us, we are usually over at Ram Kumar’s house, he is the son of Ram Ratan. Most people around Ward 44 know where that is. We started Aandata Shakti Farmer Producer Company Limited because as farmers, things are usually easier when you work in a group rather than just by yourself. Rajasthan can be a real challenge for farming because of the intense heat and the water situation, so we try to figure things out together. It isn’t a fancy setup at all. We don't have a big corporate office with computers or anything like that. It is just a practical way for us to manage our crops and get things sorted. We spend the bulk of our time out in the fields, dealing with the soil and the changing seasons. Hanumangarh has good people, and most of us have been doing this work for generations. We don’t really go in for big talks or flashy marketing. We just focus on the physical work at hand. Having a producer company helps us get better access to what we need, like seeds or advice on how to grow things better in this climate. It’s a lot of physical labor and sometimes the days are very long, but that is the life we know. Ram Kumar helps keep the records straight at his house. We are just a local bunch trying to make a living from the land. Every year is different, but we stay at it.