Koylanchal Farmer Producer Company

Our spot is located near the Bank of India, at Mangan Vishwakarma’s place. Koylanchal Farmer Producer Company is basically just a group of local guys who decided it was time to stop working against each other and start working together. Most of us grew up around here and have been farming for as long as we can remember. It’s not an easy life with the soil being the way it is and the water sometimes running low. We meet up near the bank because it’s a central spot where everyone goes anyway. We talk about things like where to get cheaper supplies or how to get our stuff to the market without it rotting on the way. There’s a lot of paperwork involved which none of us really like doing, so we take turns sitting in the office. It’s a small space and it gets pretty hot in the afternoons. We don't have any big corporate backers or anything fancy. It’s just our own money and time we’re putting into this. Sometimes we argue about which way is better to do things, but in the end, we’re all friends. We just want to make sure our kids have a better chance than we did. We're not trying to change the world, just trying to make farming a little bit easier for the people in this neighborhood.