Gulabgiri Farmer Producer Company Limited

Out in Abhaygaon, which is part of Vaijapur, life revolves around the fields. We operate Gulabgiri Farmer Producer Company Limited from Sarjeaba Narayan Thombare’s house. It’s a quiet spot, but there’s always something happening with the farming cycles. Most of us grew up watching our parents struggle with the same old problems of getting things to market. We decided it was time to change that by pooling what we have. It’s not just about one person anymore. When we sit down together, we talk about what crops are looking good and where we can find better inputs without spending a fortune. Aurangabad has its challenges, particularly with the heat and water, but we manage. We aren’t experts in business or anything, we just know what it takes to grow food. Sometimes the logistics of moving stuff from the village to the bigger towns gets messy. We try to iron those things out as a group. It feels better knowing you have others standing with you when the harvest comes in. We don’t have a big office or flashy signs. Just a group of local people trying to get a bit more stability. We handle the paperwork ourselves mostly, which can be a bit of a chore after a long day in the sun. But we stick with it because the community here depends on these fields and the work we do. It’s just how we live.