Bapudham Maize Producer Company Limited

Over in East Champaran, specifically in the Motihari area, we spend most of our time thinking about corn. Bapudham Maize Producer Company is really just a bunch of us locals from Tajyapur and Pangarh trying to get the best out of our maize fields. Kamleshwar Singh’s place is usually where we meet up to figure things out. Growing maize in this part of Bihar is what we do best, but it doesn't mean it’s easy. The sun gets really hot out in the fields, and there is always something to worry about, like pests or the market prices dropping when you least expect it. We aren't doing anything fancy here. We just load up the trucks and try to get the harvest sorted before the weather turns. It’s a lot of sweating and heavy lifting. You can find us around Chakia most days, probably arguing about the rain or how the latest crop is looking. We don't have a big mission statement or anything. We just want to grow good maize and make sure everyone in the group gets a fair shake. It’s hard work, and my hands are usually calloused, but that is the life of a farmer in Tajyapur. We just take it one day at a time, hoping the soil stays good and the rain comes at the right time. That is pretty much our whole story.