Kolathur Collective Farmers Producercompany Limited

Kolathur Collective Farmers Producercompany Limited is based at 9/22 in Karungallur, which is part of the Kolathur area near Mettur. We are right here in Salem district. It is mostly just a group of local farmers who live around the Mettur area and decided to pool our resources together. Working on the land is hard, so having a collective makes things a little bit easier for the families involved. Our building isn't anything special to look at, just a regular place where we meet up to talk about the crops and the prices. We spend a lot of time worrying about the water levels and the weather, like most people in this part of the country do. The roads around Karungallur can be dusty, and sometimes it takes a while to get from one farm to the office. We don't use any big words or have a mission statement hanging on the wall. It’s just us trying to make a living from what we grow. People come by the office to drop off paperwork or just to see what the news is for the week. It’s a very local thing, and we like it that way. We all know each other’s names and whose farm is where. There is no corporate ladder here, just a bunch of neighbors working on the same goal of keeping our farms running through the year without losing too much money. It is a long process, but we are used to it.