Karur Velaan Collective Farming Producer Company Limited

If you ever find yourself near the Toll Gate on Nh7 in Sukkaliyur, you’ll probably see our place. We are Karur Velaan Collective Farming Producer Company Limited, and our office is at 4/4. It’s a busy spot with all the trucks and cars zooming by on the highway. We don't mind the noise much. It reminds us that things are moving. We are a collective, which means we are a bunch of farmers who decided to team up. It makes the business side of things a lot easier than trying to do it all alone. Our office at 4/4 is where we meet to talk about the harvest and the market prices. It’s a simple setup. We’ve got some benches and a table where we spread out our papers. There’s no air conditioning or fancy decor. We just need a roof over our heads to talk shop. Sukkaliyur is a good location for us because it’s so accessible. People can drop off their stuff or just come in for a chat. We don't use any corporate jargon or marketing talk. We are just honest people working the land. We handle everything from the seeds to the final production. It’s a lot of work, but being a collective helps us share the burden. We’ve been doing this for a while and we just take it one day at a time. The highway outside is always loud, but inside we just focus on the farming.