Sundha Mata Farmer Producer Companylimited

Sundha Mata Farmer Producer Companylimited is based in Raniwara, which is in the Jalore district. We operate out of Manji Ram’s place. Jalore is a pretty tough area for farming sometimes because of the heat. We are a group of farmers who decided to team up. The name comes from the local temple area which everyone around here knows. Manji Ram is the one who looks after the records and the files. We do not have a fancy shop or a big sign. It is more like a gathering of people who grow things and want to help each other out. We pool our resources together. The address in Raniwara is where we meet up to talk. It has a real small-town feel to it. Everyone knows everyone else's business. We deal with seeds and crops and whatever the farmers in our group happen to need that week. It is a producer company, so everything is about the collective effort. We are not doing this to get rich. It is just about surviving and maybe doing a little bit better than we did last year. The weather is usually very hot. Water is always the main thing we talk about during our meetings. We keep all our official papers at Manji Ram’s house. If there is a meeting, we just sit around and figure things out. No boardrooms or fancy presentations here. Just plain talk and some tea. (250 words)