Maamael Women Farmers Producer Companylimited

Up here in Koraput, the hills are beautiful but the work is never easy. Maamael Women Farmers Producer Companylimited is our way of sticking together as women who farm for a living. We are based in Boipariguda, specifically at Jinu Silpadia’s place. It’s a small operation, mostly just us meeting up when we have a break from the fields. We grow all sorts of things depending on the season, and we’ve found that working together makes the selling part much less stressful. Koraput is a unique place with its own weather, so we rely on what our mothers and grandmothers taught us about the land. We don’t have a big marketing department or anything like that. We just talk to the people we know and sell what we can. Sometimes we worry about the transport or the market prices, but having this company gives us a bit more strength. We are just regular people who wake up early and work until the sun goes down. We might not have the best tools or the newest technology, but we have a lot of experience and we trust each other. It’s not a polished business, just a group of hardworking women trying to make a go of it in Boipariguda. We take things as they come and try to help each other out whenever someone falls behind. It's about being strong together and making sure the work gets done every season.