Raita Kalyana Farmers Producer Company Limited

Kalakoppa is where we do our business. Number 9 is the spot. Raita Kalyana Farmers Producer Company Limited is just the name on the papers. We are the farmers who live right here. Kalakoppa isn't a giant place, so we all see each other at the market or the bus stop. We decided to join up so we could help each other out with the farming stuff. It’s not always easy. Sometimes we argue about how to do things, but we usually figure it out. The weather is always on our minds. If it doesn't rain, we're all in trouble. If it rains too much, it’s a different kind of trouble. We don’t have any fancy brochures or a website that looks like a bank. We just have our names and our tools. Most days are long. You wake up early and you go till dark. That’s just the way it goes in Kalakoppa. We share what we know. If one person finds a good way to handle a problem, we all talk about it. Our office is just a place to keep the books and meet when we need to. It’s a bit dusty, but it works for us. We’re just regular people trying to make a living from the ground. No one is getting rich, but we’re still here. We stick together because that’s what neighbors do. The work is hard, but it’s what we’ve always done. We just keep our heads down and keep moving.