Tirkhedi Agro Farmer Producer Company Limited

Our office is right there with the Mayawati Rice Mill in Tirkhede village. You can’t miss it because of the sound of the machines and the smell of the grain being processed. Tirkhedi Agro Farmer Producer Company Limited is basically part of the mill landscape. We spend a lot of time surrounded by bags of rice and the dust that comes with it. It is not a clean or quiet place to work, but it is where the action is. Farmers are always coming in with their tractors and carts to unload their harvest. We use a small space in the corner to do our bookkeeping and hold our meetings. The walls are a bit stained and the floor is always covered in a thin layer of husk. We don't use fancy words or have big goals other than getting through the season. The work is physical and tiring. We have to shout sometimes to be heard over the mill. When the power goes out, the sudden silence is almost strange. We drink a lot of tea to stay awake during the long harvest days. This company is just a collection of us who work the land around here. We know every farmer who walks through the door. It is a noisy, busy, and very real way to live and work in Tirkhede.