Gumapadar Farmers Producer Company Limited

You can find us over at Mahasinghi in the Baliguda area. We usually meet at Mrs. Sabitri Patra’s place to talk about what’s happening with the farms. Gumapadar is a quiet spot, and most of us here have been farming since we were kids. It’s a lot of work, especially when you have to deal with the hills and the rocky soil in some parts. We don't have any big corporate backing, just a group of local farmers trying to get a better deal for what we grow. The weather can be a bit unpredictable, so we spend a lot of time looking at the clouds and hoping for the best. Sometimes we sit on the porch and sort through the beans or the grain, just talking about life and the price of fertilizer. It isn't a very formal setup. We just write things down in a notebook and try to keep track of who brought what. Sometimes the trucks are late to pick up the produce, which can be a real headache when things are sitting out in the sun. But we manage. We share the costs of things when we can, and we try to look out for each other if a crop fails. It is honest work and it keeps us busy from sunrise until it gets too dark to see the rows. We are just simple people from Baliguda trying to make ends meet through our land and hard work.