Bhitiharwa Jeevika Mahila Kisan Producer Company Limited

Out in Bettiah, on the Sarisava Road, you’ll find Bhitiharwa Jeevika Mahila Kisan Producer Company Limited. We are located in Basant Vihar, right near Harivatika Chowk. Our company is run by women farmers from the surrounding areas who wanted to have their own setup. It is quite a journey for some of us to get to the office at Harivatika Chowk, but we make it work because the collective is important. We deal with the realities of farming every day, from the cost of seeds to the price of the final crop. Being a Jeevika-linked company means we have a strong community behind us. The office itself is a functional space where we meet to plan our next steps. We aren't professional office workers; we are farmers who have learned how to run a company because we had to. Some days the office is full of noise and debate, and other days it’s quiet while everyone is out in the fields. We focus on what we can grow and how we can help each other avoid the middlemen who usually take all the profit. It’s a slow process building something like this in Bettiah, but we are taking it one step at a time. Basant Vihar is a good location for us to gather and keep our records safe. We just want to work and make a living from our land.