Sbb Shetkari Producer Company Limited

Sbb Shetkari Producer Company Limited is located in the village of Halki, which is in the Nilanga area of Latur. We use the home of Ramkishan Shesharao Bamankar as our main point of contact. Latur is known for being a bit dry, so farming here requires a lot of patience and some luck with the monsoon. We are a group of farmers who got tired of dealing with middlemen who took all the profit, so we decided to pool our resources. Ramkishan's place in Po Halki is where we all gather to discuss what we are going to grow this season. It's usually pulses or oilseeds, whatever the land is thirsty for. We are not a big operation with hundreds of employees. It's just us, the people who own the fields. We handle everything from buying the bags to talking to the traders. Sometimes the paperwork gets confusing and we have to ask for help, but we are getting better at it. Living in a small village like Halki means everyone knows everyone. When one person's crop fails, we all feel it. That’s why we started this company, to have a bit of a safety net. It’s practical work. There isn't anything flashy about it. We just want to make sure that the hard work we put into the ground actually results in something we can take home to our families at the end of the day. We are doing our best here in Nilanga.