Arugu Farmer Producer Company Limited

You’ll find Arugu Farmer Producer Company Limited over on Thambu Karan Street in Vettavalam. We’re at number 8. It’s a quiet enough spot in Kilpennathur Taluk. We started this because a lot of us in the Tiruvannamalai area were struggling to get fair deals on our own. Now, we pull our resources together. It’s not a fancy operation by any means. Our office usually smells a bit like the earth and whatever grain we might be looking at that day. We spend a lot of time visiting the different farms around the post. Sometimes the roads are a bit rough, especially after the monsoon, so it takes a while to get around. We are just trying to make sure the farmers get what they deserve for all their hard work. There’s always someone stopping by to ask about seeds or fertilizers. We don't have a big staff, just a few of us who handle the books and the distribution. It gets busy during the harvest, and we might stay late into the evening counting bags or checking quality. We’re not looking to become some big corporate entity. Vettavalam is a place where you can’t really hide if you’re doing a bad job, so we make sure to be as honest as we can. Our office on Thambu Karan Street is usually open early. We have a small porch where people wait if we are already talking to someone. It’s a simple life here in Kilpennathur Taluk and we like it just fine.