Kherone Agro Industries Private Limited

Down at Ward Number 2 in Pandhari Gaimukh, you’ll find Kherone Agro Industries. It’s at 65/1, right there in the middle of things. Pandha is a small place, so it’s not hard to find us if you’re looking. We don’t really think of ourselves as a big industry in the way people in the cities do. To us, it’s just about having a place where we can process what comes off the farms. There’s usually some noise from the machines and a bit of a mess from the husks or whatever we are handling that day. It’s a bit dusty and the work is heavy, but it’s what keeps the village going. We aren't polished people. We wear clothes that can get dirty because they always do. We don't have a big mission statement on the wall; we just have a calendar and a list of things that need to be fixed. Some days the machinery breaks down and we have to spend all afternoon getting greasy trying to get it running again before the next load arrives. We started this because we needed a way to handle our own crops instead of sending them far away. It’s just us, the local workers, and the farmers from around the area trying to make something for ourselves. It’s a bit rough around the edges, but it’s real and it’s ours.