Pakuritala Deep Farmers Producer Company Limited

This company, Pakuritala Deep Farmers Producer Company Limited, operates out of Alipurduar. We are based at Suresh Adhikari’s house in Pakuritala, right in the Pararpar area. It’s a convenient spot for the local farmers to gather. We focus on the deeper needs of our farming community, hence the name. A lot of us have been farming these lands for generations. We decided that forming a company would help us manage our resources better than we could alone. Our office is basically just a room with some tables and chairs. It’s where we plan our planting schedules and talk about where to sell our goods. There’s no corporate hierarchy here; we all just pitch in. Sometimes we have to deal with heavy rains that make the roads difficult, but we still manage to meet up. It’s a lot of talking to people face to face. We don’t use much technology besides some basic phones. Most of the work is done through trust and hard labor. If you come by, you’ll probably see us checking samples of grain or writing in our logbooks. It’s a very local operation and we take pride in knowing everyone who walks through the door. We aren't looking to become a giant corporation. We just want to make sure the farmers in our little part of Jalpaiguri can keep their livelihoods going through the tough years. It takes a lot of patience to do what we do.