Battis Shirala Kisan Agro Producer Company Limited

Our group is based out of Natoli village in the Shirala area of Sangli district. Most of us here have been farming our whole lives, just like our fathers did before us. We decided to call ourselves Battis Shirala Kisan Agro because it felt right for the place we live in. Sangli is a good place for farming, but it has its own set of headaches when it comes to selling what we grow. We use a small spot near the post office to gather and talk about the harvest. It’s a very informal thing, really. We don’t wear suits or have big meetings in air-conditioned rooms. Usually, we are just sitting on plastic chairs talking about the price of turmeric or how the rains are looking for the next month. Sometimes the paperwork gets a bit confusing for us, but we help each other out to get it finished. It is just a bunch of neighbors trying to make sure we don't get a bad deal at the market. There’s no big secret to what we do here. We just want to make sure the work we put into the soil pays off enough to keep the families going. It’s quiet in Natoli, and we like it that way. We aren't looking to become some huge corporation, we just want to keep things running smooth for the local farmers who are part of this producer company.