Keshrinandan Organic Producer Company Limited

You can find us at the home of Manoj Kumar Singh, the son of Rajeshwar Singh, in the village of Malahi Akbar. We’re tucked away in the Bhagwanpur block of Vaishali, which is a place where almost everyone knows a thing or two about farming. As Keshrinandan Organic Producer Company, we aren’t some big corporate entity with a glass front door. Our meetings usually happen on a shaded porch or right out in the fields where the actual work is being done. We focused on organic methods because we wanted to get back to the way things used to be done before everything got so complicated with chemicals. It’s definitely more work—you’re out there weeding by hand and making sure the compost is just right—but it feels like the right thing to do for our land. Our group is made up of local people from the tola who have been working these plots for as long as we can remember. We don't have a big marketing department or anyone to write fancy speeches. We just show up every morning, check the weather, and get to work. It’s a practical life. Sometimes the harvest is great and sometimes the insects get the better of us, but that’s just the way it goes. If you’re ever passing through this part of Bihar, you’ll see us out there in the dirt, just trying to make an honest living. Ask for Manoj and someone will point the way.