Janjivan Mahila Farmer Producer Companylimited

Janjivan Mahila Farmer Producer Companylimited is run by women from the Kudase area in Dodamarg. We are over in Sindhudurg, which is a beautiful place but the hills make farming a bit of a challenge. Our main spot is at house number 572. We decided that the women here needed to have their own voice in how we sell our produce. We grow a lot of things that are local to this region, things that have been here forever. It’s a lot of physical work, especially with the terrain we have. We don't have fancy equipment, mostly just our hands and some basic tools. Being a group helps us when it comes to getting our stuff to the market. Sindhudurg is a bit far from the big cities, so transport is always on our minds. We talk about it while we work. It’s nice to have other women to lean on when the harvest is slow or the rain is too much. We aren't experts in business, but we know our land better than anyone. We’re just trying to make a decent living from what we grow. It’s a slow process, building something like this, but we are patient. We take care of the trees and the crops, and we take care of each other. That’s how things get done in Kudase every day.