Chigrita Chilli Producer Company Limited

Chigrita Chilli Producer Company Limited is located in a place called Ardabahal in the Kuchinda area of Sambalpur. If you’ve ever been to Kuchinda, you know it’s famous for chillies. Our company is right in the middle of all that. We spend our days surrounded by the smell of dried chillies, which can be quite strong if you aren't used to it. The work involves a lot of sorting and making sure the chillies are dry enough to be stored. We don't have a big corporate office with air conditioning. It’s mostly just a large open space where the farmers can bring their crops. The dust from the chillies makes everyone sneeze, but we just laugh it off and keep working. Ardabahal is a small village, so we see the same faces every day. We don't have a lot of rules about how things look as long as the work gets done and the chillies are handled right. Sometimes the weather in Sambalpur gets incredibly hot, and we have to start our work very early to avoid the midday sun. It’s honest, hard work that requires a lot of patience. We aren't trying to be the biggest company out there; we just want to help move the chillies from the fields to the market. It’s a simple operation, run by people who live right here in the village. There is always a lot of chatter and work going on at our place. We just focus on the harvest.