Maa Laxmi Patashpur Groundnut Farmers Producer Company Limited

We are located in Vill-Khar, which is a small spot in the Patashpur area of Purba Medinipur. Maa Laxmi Patashpur Groundnut Farmers Producer Company Limited is basically just a group of us working out of Bhaskar’s place. The address is a bit long to write down but everyone around here knows where it is if you ask at the Khar P.S. post office. Our work revolves around groundnuts because that is what grows well in this dirt. It’s not like those big city businesses you see on TV. We have fans on the ceiling that hum all day and stacks of papers on old wooden desks. The farmers come by with their concerns and their bags of nuts. Sometimes we sit outside when the weather is okay. Purba Medinipur gets quite hot in the summer months so we try to get most things done early in the morning before the sun really hits. There is no receptionist or anything like that here. If you walk in, you’ll likely see someone sorting through records or talking on a mobile phone to a supplier. It’s just a practical way to handle the farming business in our village. We don't use fancy words or have big meetings with slides. We just talk about the rain and the crops. It’s a simple life in Khar and we are just trying to keep the groundnut business moving for the people around here.