Birakumba Women Farmers Producer Company Limited

Birakumba Women Farmers Producer Company Limited is based out of Charagaon, near Jayantigiri. If you are coming via Jeypore, you can find us at Bhagban Bhatra’s place. It’s a group specifically for the women farmers in this part of the country. We wanted a way to work together and have our own say in how things are run. The office is just a simple room where we meet up to talk about our crops and the money side of things. It’s not always easy, especially with family stuff and the work in the fields, but we make it work. We have a lot of meetings where everyone gets a chance to speak. Sometimes the kids are running around outside while we are trying to talk about seeds or prices. It feels like a real community effort because that’s exactly what it is. Bhagban Bhatra has been helpful in letting us use the location. We aren't looking for anything fancy, just a fair way to do business. Jeypore is the nearest big town, so we head there when we need supplies. Out here in the village, we just take things one day at a time. We don't use big words or have a mission statement on the wall. We just farm and try to help each other out through this company.