Boram Farmer Producer Company Limited

Our company is centered in Village Patamda, right over near Kuiani. We usually get together at Rajaram Mahato’s place to figure out our plans for the season. We are all just local farmers from the Boram area who have known each other for years. We grew up together and now we work the land together. Farming here isn't always easy because the ground can be very hard and the rain is never guaranteed. We started this producer company because we wanted to have a way to talk about our problems and find solutions as a group. You won't find any corporate people here. We are the ones you see out in the fields in old clothes, covered in dust and sweat. We talk about the basics like seeds, fertilizer, and the market prices at the local stalls. It is a very hands-on kind of life. There is no escaping the work, even when you are tired. We meet up by the road or in the shade of a tree to discuss what needs to be done next. We aren't looking to get rich or make a big name for ourselves. We just want to make sure that the people in Patamda can keep farming and that our children have a future here. It is a quiet, steady kind of existence. We take things one day at a time and try to stay positive even when the harvest is thin.