Shaomai Agro Farmers Producer Companylimited

You can find us in Ukha Village, over in Mon district. Our spot is at House Number 41 A. It’s a quiet place, but we stay busy with the agro work. We’re a bunch of farmers who decided to pool our resources together. Shaomai is the name we went with. In Mon, the terrain can be a bit of a challenge for farming, but we've been doing it for generations. We grow a variety of things depending on the season. It’s not a polished operation. We have dirt on our boots most days. We talk about the weather a lot because it dictates everything we do. If the monsoon is too heavy, we worry about the hillsides. If it’s too dry, the crops suffer. We’re just trying to make sure everyone in our village gets a fair shake. We don’t have a fancy corporate structure. It’s mostly just neighbors helping neighbors. We do the paperwork because we have to, but we’d rather be outside. Our office in Ukha is where we gather to plan out the next month. We share tools and advice. It’s more of a community group than a strictly business thing, though we handle the money part too. We just want to keep the village thriving. Life here is simple and we like it that way. We aren't trying to change the world, just our own little corner of it. It takes a lot of patience to do what we do.