Valkeshwar Agrotech& Innovation Centerfarmers Producer Company Limited

This company, Valkeshwar Agrotech & Innovation Center Farmers Producer, is based out of Balaji Nagar. We operate from House Number 3532, which is Sadashiv Kondiba Rajiwade’s place. It’s a local operation run by farmers who wanted to try some new things with their crops. We call it an innovation center but really it’s just a place where we sit down and figure out better ways to farm. We’ve got a lot of local knowledge between us. Most of the people involved have been working the land for their whole lives. We don't have a big staff or a fancy building. It’s mostly just us meeting up and planning out the next season. The address at Survey Number 22/1 is easy to find if you’re from around here. We deal with the daily struggles of farming, like water and seed quality. It’s not always easy and some days are harder than others. We decided to form a company so we could help each other out more effectively. No one here wears a suit or talks like a businessman. We talk about the weather and the market prices. It’s a small group of honest people trying to make a living from the earth. We’re just regular folks who know a lot about agriculture and want to keep doing it better. Our meetings are casual and usually involve tea and a lot of talk about the dirt.