Ayothiyapattinam Women Farmer Producer Company Limited

We've been working around Ayothiyapattinam for a while now. Most of us here are women from the local farms near the bus stop area. It started because we needed a way to handle our crops better without relying on middlemen who don't always give a fair price. We set up our office near the Block Development Offickm Nagar. It's nothing fancy, just a place where we gather to figure out the season's planting and how to get the produce to the market. Life on the farm is hard work, especially when the weather doesn't play along. We share tools and tips on keeping the soil healthy. Sometimes we just sit and talk about the prices of seeds or how the last harvest went. Being part of this company means we don't have to do it all alone. We've got members from all around the block. We deal with whatever crops are in season, mostly what grows best in this part of the district. We keep the books ourselves and try to make sure everyone gets their share of the work and the pay. If you walk past the bus stop, you'll probably see some of us coming and going from the office. It's a busy spot but it works for us. We aren't trying to be some big corporate thing, just local women looking after our families and our fields. It's just how things are done here.