Balisankara Farmer Producer Company Limited

Balisankara is our local farmer group here in the Kinkibandhujalpur area. We usually meet up at Saroj Patel’s place to figure things out. We aren't a big corporation with lots of money. We’re just a bunch of neighbors who wanted to make the farming life a little more stable. Most of our time is spent out in the fields of Jalpur, doing the same things our parents and grandparents did. It’s all about the rhythm of the seasons. We plant when it rains and harvest when things are ready. It’s hard work that leaves you exhausted by the time evening comes around. We don't have any marketing people writing things for us. We just tell people that we are farmers who are trying to do things a bit better by working as a group. We share the costs of things like transport or fertilizer because it’s cheaper that way. It’s just common sense. Kinkibandhujalpur is a small village and everyone knows who we are. We don't need a fancy office or a polished look. Our hands are dirty and our backs are tired, but that’s just part of the job. We are focused on keeping the land healthy and making sure we have enough to get by. It isn't always easy, and some years are much tougher than others, but we just keep at it. That is what life is like for us here. We wouldn't know how to do anything else anyway.