Janshikshan Women Farmer Producer Company Limited

Our group is based over in Vill-Kutiyawa, right at the Jan Shikshan Kendra where Pushpa Pal is. It’s in the Bewana post area of Akbarpur. Janshikshan Women Farmer Producer Company Limited was started because the women in this area are the ones doing a huge part of the farm work, and we needed our own way to manage things. We spend a lot of our time together in the village, talking about seeds and how the latest batch of crops is looking. It’s not just about the plants, though; it’s about the community here in Kutiyawa. We don't have a big office with air conditioning. We mostly meet where we can, often right outside or in a small room at the Kendra. It’s practical and it works for us. We handle the paperwork for the producers and try to find better ways to sell what we grow. Sometimes the balance sheets don't quite add up the first time, or we have to wait a long time for a response from the main offices in town, but we don't let it bother us. We just keep working. Being a women-led group in a place like Akbarpur means we have to be tough and look out for each other. We aren't trying to impress anyone; we are just trying to make a living from the land we know.