Jaglila Farmer Producer Company Limited

Our office is at 235/1 over in Taloda. It is a pretty straightforward setup we have here. We do not have a lot of bells and whistles. Most of the people involved in Jaglila are just local farmers who have lived in this area their whole lives. We know the land and we know how the seasons work around here. The reason we put this company together was mainly to help ourselves and our neighbors. When you are just one person, it is hard to get the attention of big buyers or to get a good deal on seeds. We figured that if we pooled our resources, we could make things a little easier for everyone involved. We spend our days checking on the fields and then coming back to the office to handle the logs and the sales. It is a lot of back-and-forth, and sometimes the days are very long, especially during harvest time. We do not have a big corporate structure or anyone in a fancy suit telling us what to do. We just make decisions based on what is good for the farmers in Taloda. Sometimes we disagree on things, but we always sit down and work it out. It is about keeping the community strong. We are not trying to change the whole world, just trying to make sure our families can stay on the land and keep doing what we do best. It is simple, honest work and we enjoy being together.