Prerna Arvi Block Women Farmer Producer Company Limited

Over in Arvi block, specifically at Belharapole number 13, you’ll find our group. We are registered as Prerna Arvi Block Women Farmer Producer Company Limited, and we operate out of Mr. Champat Visramji Asole’s place. It’s a group of women from the local area who decided it was better to work together than to try and do everything alone. The Kharangana area can be tough for farming if you don't have help. We spend a lot of time at the house discussing what seeds to buy or how to manage the water when the monsoon is late. It’s not a corporate office with air conditioning; it’s a living space where we also do our business. You might hear kids playing in the background or the sound of the village while we are looking at our books. We try to keep things simple because we have enough to worry about with the crops and the household chores. Being a woman in farming means you’re always busy with two things at once. We started this because we wanted a bit more say in how our produce is sold. It’s been a learning process for all of us, especially with the legal papers and the company rules. But we are sticking with it because it’s our way of helping each other out in the village.