Jayambika Farmers Producer Company Limited

At House No. 500 in the village of Shewala, you will find Jayambika Farmers Producer Company Limited. This is in the Kalamnuri taluka within the Hingoli district. We started this because we were tired of being on our own when it came to selling our crops. It’s a lot easier to talk to buyers when you are representing a whole group of people instead of just one family. The house at Shewala serves as our meeting point. We aren't doing anything fancy here. We just gather to talk about the harvest, the weather, and how we can get better prices for what we grow. It’s a lot of manual work and the office stuff is just another part of the day for us. We keep our records at house 500 and try to stay on top of the rules. Sometimes it feels like there is more paperwork than farming, but we get through it. People from around the village stop by to see what's happening or to bring their documents. We don't have a receptionist or anything like that. If the door is open, someone is usually inside working on something. We focus on the day-to-day needs of our members and try to make sure the business side of the farm doesn't fall behind. It’s a very local operation and we prefer it that way. We know the land here and we know the people, which is what really matters at the end of the day.