Melanpur Farmers Producer Company Limited

Our small group is over in Raninagar, specifically at the house of Nafiul Islam who is Golam Hossain’s son. It is a simple setup in Melanpur, right by Mridadpur. We call ourselves Melanpur Farmers Producer Company Limited, but really, we are just a bunch of neighbors who grow things. The work keeps us busy from sunrise until the sun goes down. There is always a fence that needs fixing or a patch of ground that needs extra water. We started this group because it felt like a good way to stay organized. When you farm alone, you get pushed around a bit more by the big buyers. This way, we have a bit of a name behind us. Nafiul handles the paperwork side of things because his place has the space for the files and the computer. The rest of us are mostly out in the mud or the dust depending on the season. It isn't a glamorous life and we don't pretend it is. We talk about the weather more than anything else because that's what decides if we have a good year or a bad one. If the rain comes at the right time, everyone is happy and we have plenty to do. If it stays dry too long, we worry together. We are just people from the village trying to make sure our families are taken care of through the land we know.