Dillai Fish Farmers Producer Company Limited

Down in the village of Mon Singh Teron, we started the Dillai Fish Farmers Producer Company Limited. Rajan Bey’s house is where we keep our paperwork and hold our little meetings. Most of us here have ponds or work with the water in some way. Raising fish is a lot of work, and it’s even harder when you’re doing it all by yourself. We thought that by coming together, we could maybe get better feed prices or find a better way to get the fish to the market while they are still fresh. It’s a simple operation. We don’t have a big headquarters, just the village and our ponds. We spend a lot of time talking about the water levels and what kind of fish are growing best this season. Sometimes things don't go as planned, like when the weather gets too hot or the rains don't come on time. We aren't experts with degrees; we just know what we’ve learned from years of being near the water. It’s a humble life, and we aren't trying to impress anyone. We just want to make sure our families are taken care of. If you’re ever in our village, just ask for Rajan’s place and you’ll find us. We are just local people trying to make a go of the fish farming business without losing our shirts. It’s a lot of waiting and watching, but that’s the way it is.