Sahid Matangini Agro Farmers Producer Company Limited

Out here in Seuri village, in the Tamluk area of Purba Medinipur, things move at a certain pace. Sahid Matangini Agro Farmers Producer Company Limited is based right at Chittaranjan Samanta’s place, near where Ekadashi Samanta lives. It’s a familiar spot for anyone around Hogla. We aren't doing anything flashy; we are just a group of people from the district trying to get our agricultural work sorted out. The office is really just part of the local landscape, and you’ll often find us sitting around talking about the latest crop cycles or how the transport is doing. Dealing with farming in West Bengal means you have to be ready for anything, especially when the monsoon hits. We’ve been at this for a while now, and most of us grew up with dirt under our fingernails. It’s not the kind of job where you wear a suit. You’ll mostly see us in everyday clothes, working through the paperwork or checking on the supplies. We started this company to give the local farmers a bit more of a footing. It’s a lot of hard work and sometimes it gets frustrating when the logistics don't line up, but we manage to get through it. People know us in Midnapore as just another group trying to make a living from the land. There isn't much more to it than that. We just show up every day and do what needs doing.