Baba Sidheswara Vegetables Agro Fed Farmers Producer Company Limited

The name is a bit of a mouthful—Baba Sidheswara Vegetables Agro Fed Farmers Producer Company Limited. Most of us just call it the vegetable group. We’re located at Word No. 13, Plot No-297 in Partapur, Hondapa. Kailash Pradhan is the main contact here. We focus a lot on vegetables because that’s what grows well in our soil. It’s a lot of bending and lifting, which can be hard on the back as you get older. We started this whole thing so we wouldn't have to deal with middlemen so much. It’s better for us to talk directly to the buyers, even if it’s more work on the phone. The office is just a simple room with some chairs and a table. It gets quite hot in the afternoons, so we usually meet up early in the morning. Hondapa is a good place to be, even if it's quiet. We all know each other’s kids and families. When someone has a good harvest, we’re all happy, and when the pests get into the tomatoes, we all feel the sting. It’s a shared life. We don't have any big corporate plans. We just want to keep the farm going and maybe make things a little easier for the next generation. There’s always dirt under our fingernails and a lot of talk about fertilizer prices. It’s honest work, and we’re glad to be doing it right here in Partapur with our friends.