Atmasamman Farmers Producer Company Limited

We are Atmasamman Farmers Producer Company Limited, and you can find us at Dhamdari in Malegaon, specifically under the care of Kadam Sajjala Tryambakrao at House No 109. Ardhapur is the wider area where we all live and work. The name we chose means self-respect, and that is kind of why we started this whole thing. We wanted to handle our own business instead of letting others do it for us. Our office is just a regular house in the village. We meet there to discuss the crops and the prices. It’s not very formal. We might have tea and talk for an hour before we actually get any paperwork done. Life in Dhamdari is quiet for the most part, except when it is harvest time. Then everyone is working from dawn until way after dark. We have all kinds of people in our group, some young and some who have been farming for fifty years. We listen to the elders because they know the soil best. We don't have any fancy technology, just our hands and some old tractors. It’s a struggle sometimes to get everything coordinated, but we manage. We just want to keep farming and make sure our families are okay. It’s just us doing what we’ve always done, just more organized now. We don't need any praise, just a fair chance at the market.