Gandarvakottai Kalasam Cashew Farmers Producer Company Limited

In the Gandarvakottai area, cashews are a big deal, and that’s what we focus on. Our setup is the Gandarvakottai Kalasam Cashew Farmers Producer Company Limited, located C/O G. Velu on Thanjai Salai, right in Pudukottai. We’re a producer company made up of cashew farmers who wanted to work together. If you drive down Thanjai Salai, you’ll see the cashew trees lining the fields. It’s a beautiful sight when they’re in season. Our place is basically a working yard where we bring the nuts in. It gets very busy during the harvest months, and there’s a lot of noise from the sorting and packing. G. Velu has been around for a long time, and his place is a good spot for us. We don't have a fancy lobby. It’s just sacks of cashews, scale machines, and people working. The heat in Pudukottai can be something else, so we try to get most of the heavy lifting done early. We aren't trying to be some global giant; we just want to make sure our local cashews get a good price. You’ll find us mostly talking about the quality of the nuts or the latest weather reports. It’s a messy job sometimes, with the sap and the shells, but it’s our living. We’re just a group of neighbors making the cashew farming business work for everyone here in Gandarvakottai. It’s hard work but it is worth it.