Raje Shahu Farmers Producer Company Limited

If you head down toward the bus stand in Ashti, you'll find where we set up Raje Shahu Farmers Producer Company Limited. We're based at Laxman Shahurao Tekale’s place, number 1399. Being near the bus stand is actually pretty handy because people are always coming and going. This area in Partur, Jalna, is where our families have lived for a long time. We aren't a huge corporation with slick ads. We are just a few local folks trying to organize our farming work a bit better. Most of the day is spent dealing with the soil and the crops, then we meet up to talk about what needs to be done next. There is always something to fix or a problem to solve with the harvest. We decided to group up because buying supplies and selling what we grow is easier when you do it as a team. It's tough being a small farmer alone. We keep our records in a simple way and mostly focus on the practical side of things. There’s no big secret to how we work; we just show up and do what needs to be done. Sometimes we meet late in the evening after everyone is back from the fields. It’s noisy near the bus stand, but it keeps us connected to what’s happening in the district. We’re just trying to make a decent living off the land we have.