Dangesiguda Farmersproducer Companylimited

Our group, Dangesiguda Farmersproducer Companylimited, is located way out in the Baliguda area. Specifically, we are in the village of Mahasinghi, in Gumapadar. The office is at House No 33/90, which belongs to Sabitri Patra. It is a very quiet place, surrounded by hills and forests. Farming here in this part of Orissa is quite a bit different than what you see on the flat plains. We deal with the land we have, which can be very rocky and steep in places. Most of the farmers here grow traditional crops like they always have. We formed this company to help everyone get a slightly better price for their turmeric, ginger, or whatever else is in season at the time. It is not easy work at all. Sometimes the roads are barely there, and getting our goods out to the main market takes a long time on the truck. Sabitri’s house serves as our main meeting point where we keep the big registers and talk about the upcoming harvest. We are just local people trying to make a decent living. We don't have any fancy equipment or a big staff of people. It is just us. When there is a meeting, the room gets pretty full of people in their work clothes, straight from the fields. We talk about the rain, the soil, and how we can help each other. (248 words)