Ag International

Over at D 37/139 in Kodai Chowki, you can find Ag International. The name sounds bigger than we actually are. We are mostly just a small trading office that deals with agricultural goods. We spend a lot of time on the phone talking to suppliers and trying to find the best prices for things. It’s a lot of haggling and waiting for people to call you back. The office is right in the middle of Kodai Chowki, so there is always a lot of noise outside. We have a small desk and a couple of chairs for when people stop by to talk business. It’s usually pretty hot in the afternoons, so we have a fan that rattles quite a bit. We keep files on all the different crops and where they are coming from. Sometimes the shipments are late because of the roads or the trucks breaking down. We just have to explain that to the buyers and hope they understand. It’s a lot of managing expectations. We’ve been at this address for a few years now. We know the other shop owners around here pretty well. We often share tea in the evenings when things slow down. We don't have a website or anything like that. People just know where to find us. It’s a simple way to run a business, but it’s how we like it. Most days we close up and head home around six.