Veenavanka Women Farmer Producer Company Limited

If you come down to Sriramulapeta in Veenavanka, you will find us at house number 2-24. We are basically a bunch of local women who do farming and thought it was a good idea to organize ourselves into a proper company. It was not about trying to get rich quick, but more about having a bit more control over how our produce is sold and shared. Most of us have been working the fields since we were young, so we know the land around here pretty well. We meet up frequently to discuss what crops are doing better and how we can help each other out with equipment or labor. It is a very hands-on kind of life. We do not spend much time sitting behind desks; usually, we are out in the dirt or at the shed checking on the stock. Being in Veenavanka means we are connected to the local market, and we try to keep things as simple as possible. Sometimes the paperwork gets a bit confusing, but we help each other figure it out. It is nice having a group where everyone understands the struggle of a bad harvest or the joy of a good one. We just want to make sure the women in our community get a fair deal for the hard work they put in every day. It is a slow process building something like this, but we are taking it one step at a time and staying patient.