Nilgiri Mahila Kisan Kherwada Producer Company Limited

We are based out of Kherwada village, specifically at Hansha Devi’s place. It’s easy to find because we are right near the Babaramdev Mandir and the Senior School ground. You can often hear the kids playing or the temple bells while we are working. Nilgiri Mahila Kisan Kherwada is mostly run by the women here. We started this because we wanted a way to handle our own crops and sales. It’s not a polished business with a shiny sign. Most of our meetings happen in the courtyard or near the school fence. We talk about what seeds to buy or how the last harvest went. Hansha Devi keeps everything organized, though there’s usually a lot of noise and people coming and going. We don’t do things the corporate way. If someone needs help with their farm, we just talk it out. The village life is busy, and we fit our work around the daily chores and the kids. We deal with whatever crops are growing in the local soil at the time. It’s hard work, and sometimes we’re exhausted by the end of the day, but it’s ours. We just wanted a place where the women farmers could have a say in how things are sold. It’s a simple setup, honest and rooted right here in the ground of Kherwada near the temple.