Mandibisi Millets Farmer Producercompany Limited

Our group is based in Mandibisi, right in the Kashipur area. Mandibisi Millets Farmer Producercompany Limited is a local effort by the farmers right here in the village. We have all been growing millets for a long time, but we finally decided to organize ourselves into a company. Our office is just a simple room in Mandibisi where we gather to plan our planting and sales. It is not fancy. There are usually some sacks of grain in the corner and a lot of mud on the floor during the rainy months. We aren't corporate types who sit in air-conditioned offices all day. Most of us are out in the sun working the fields. We started this because we wanted more control over our own lives and our own crops. It is tough work, and sometimes we wonder if it is worth the effort when the market is slow. But then the harvest comes in and we see what we’ve achieved together. We don’t use any marketing tricks or big slogans. We just sell what we grow. We know the land here in Kashipur really well. We don't have a lot of fancy equipment, but we know how to make things work with what we have. If you come to Mandibisi and ask for us, anyone will point you in the right direction. We are just a bunch of neighbors trying to build something that lasts for our children. It is simple, honest work that keeps us busy from sunrise to sunset.