Shetkarikalyan Farmers Agro Producer Company Limited

You can find us at house number 1251 in Gunj. It’s a small village in the Mhagaon taluka, part of the Yavatmal district. Most people know that farming in Yavatmal can be a real struggle. We started Shetkarikalyan Farmers Agro Producer Company Limited because we were tired of struggling alone. We have a lot of farmers who come by the house to discuss what we are going to plant or how to get the crops to the market without getting cheated. It is a humble place. We don't have air conditioning or fancy chairs. Usually, we are just sitting around in the heat, trying to make sense of the new rules or the price changes. We focus on the everyday stuff like fertilizer and transport. It’s not a glamorous life. We get up before the sun and we are often still talking about work long after it goes down. There is a lot of pressure, especially when the rains don't come when they are supposed to. We do our best to look out for each other. Sometimes the books don't balance perfectly on the first try, and we have to sit and figure it out. We aren't experts in business; we are experts in the soil of Gunj. We are just trying to keep the farms going so our kids have something to hold onto. It's just hard work and hoping for a good harvest.