Merkanam Women Farmer Producer Company Limited

Our office is located at No.1/31 on Nadu Street in Alankuppam Village. We are a group of women who decided to get together and form this producer company to handle our farming better as a collective. It’s a busy place because most of us are balancing work at the office with our responsibilities at home and in the fields. Nadu Street is a central spot in the village so it’s easy for everyone to walk over when they need to sign papers or check on things. We started this because we felt that working together would be better than trying to do everything alone. The office is often filled with the sound of talking and kids running around while we try to get the books balanced and the sales sorted out. We don’t have much in the way of expensive office equipment, just the basics to keep things running for the group. Being in Merkanam, we deal with the coastal weather which can be quite humid and hot throughout the year. We try to get most of our work done in the cooler mornings before the sun gets too high in the sky. It’s an honest way to make a living and we take pride in being a women-led group in Alankuppam. We don’t need any big titles or corporate talk to know that what we are doing is important for our families and the village.