Shadnagar Mango Farmers Producer Company Limited

Out here at 2-1/Anagulapally, we spend most of our time dealing with mangoes. We are just a bunch of local farmers who decided it was better to work together than try to do everything alone. The grove is where we really belong, but we have this small spot for the business side of things. It’s a plain building and usually smells like fruit when the season is right. During the summer, it gets very busy and we are all sweating and moving crates from morning until late at night. We don’t have any fancy machines or a big office staff. It is just us and a few notebooks to keep track of the harvests. We’ve lived in this area for a long time and everyone knows everyone else. Sometimes the weather is a problem, like if the rain comes at the wrong time, but we just deal with it as it happens. We don’t have much time for marketing talk. We just focus on getting the mangoes picked and sent out before they get too soft. It’s hard work on the back and the hands, but it’s what we know how to do. If you come by Anagulapally, you’ll see the trees and the crates piled up. We just keep things moving one day at a time. It’s not a glamorous life, but it’s ours and we are used to the rhythm of the seasons.