Sahyogi Mahila Farmer Producer Company Limited

We are a group of women from around Tamhane and Sangameshwar who decided to get organized. Our office is just at H.No .68 in the village, which is part of the Ratnagiri district. People know us here in Devrukh because we are always out in the fields or meeting at the house to talk about the crops. It isn't a fancy office with big desks or anything like that. Most days it’s just us sitting together and trying to figure out how to get a better price for what we grow. The weather here in Ratnagiri can be tough sometimes, especially with the heavy rains we get, so we try to help each other out when things get difficult. We deal with the usual stuff like seeds and looking after the plants until they are ready. It started because a few of us realized that doing things alone wasn't working very well. Now there are more of us involved. We don't have a big marketing team or anyone to write fancy things for us. This is just a way for the local ladies to have some control over their work. Sometimes the paperwork gets confusing, and we spend a lot of time just sorting through documents at the house. It's a lot of physical work and sometimes we are tired by the end of the day, but having Sahyogi Mahila makes it feel like we have a bit more stability in our lives.