Gulmi Women Farmers Producer Company Limited

Gulmi Women Farmers Producer Company Limited is located in the Bastamba Adivasi Colony, near Kotpad. We run things from Ramchandra Batara’s place. Most of the women here have been working the land for as long as they can remember. It’s part of who we are. We decided to form this company because we wanted to have more control over how our produce gets sold. In the past, we just took what we could get at the local markets. Now, we try to be a bit more organized about it. Life in the colony is busy. Between looking after the kids and working the fields, there isn’t much downtime. But we make space for this company because it’s important. We grow a variety of crops depending on the time of year. Sometimes it's a good year, sometimes it's lean. That’s just how farming goes. We don't have a big marketing team or anything like that. We just talk to people and let the quality of our grain or vegetables speak for itself. It’s a community effort. We share what we know and help the younger women learn the ropes. Being in Kotpad gives us a good connection to the surrounding areas, but our heart is right here in the colony. We are just trying to build something that lasts for our kids. There is always a lot to do, but we enjoy the work and the company.