Namakkal Kollimalayali Groundnut Fed Farmer Producer Company Limited

We are based out of the K.R. Complex in Mettalakarkoodalpatti, which is a bit of a mouthful to say. Namakkal Kollimalayali Groundnut Fed Farmer Producer Company Limited is a long name too. We mostly go by the groundnut company around here. It’s a group of us farmers working together in Rasipuram. We deal with groundnuts, obviously. Most of our days are spent checking the quality of the harvest. We move a lot of bags. It’s heavy work and our backs feel it by the end of the day. The office at 1/362 is where we do the talking and the planning. It’s not very big, but it fits us. We’ve got members from all over the local hills and villages. Sometimes the coordination is a bit messy because everyone is busy with their own fields. We try to get a fair deal for what we grow. It’s not a fancy corporate setup. We wear our regular clothes and sit around a wooden table. The rainy season is always a worry. If the groundnuts don't dry right, it's a problem. We share tools and advice when we can. It’s just how things are done here in the village. We’ve been part of this community for a long time. It feels good to work with people you’ve known your whole life. We just take it one season at a time and hope for the best.