Ranganathittu Farmers Producer Company Limited

Palahalli is where we are based, specifically at No 204/1. It’s a village in the Sri Rangapatna Taluq, not far from the bird sanctuary everyone visits. P S Ramesh Babu, who is the son of Shivaiah, started this thing up. Ranganathittu Farmers Producer Company Limited is basically a way for us local farmers to work together. We don't have a big corporate headquarters. Our office is just a simple room in the village where we meet to talk about seeds, water, and prices. It’s a very rural spot, and you can hear the birds and the tractors all day long. We aren't professionals in suits; we are people who actually know what it feels like to have dirt under our fingernails. Sometimes the meetings go on forever because everyone has a different opinion on what to plant next. We don't have a fancy website or a PR team. We just talk to each other over the fence or at the local tea shop. The weather is our biggest boss, and we spend a lot of time looking at the clouds. Being in Mandya district means we have a lot of history with the land. We just want to make sure the farmers get a fair shake at the end of the season. It isn't always easy to organize so many people, but we keep at it because it’s our life. We do what we can.