Farmers attracted to vegetable farming in Kavre

TRN Online, Kathmandu, Dec 28: Farmers of Kavre are getting attracted for vegetable farming as it has proved to be more beneficial than growing other crops.

Farmers of specifically of Jyamdi and Gairibisaune in Ward No 5,6 and 12 of Madandeupur Municipality, Kavre are engaged in vegetable farming.

CDO Nepal had provided 14 types of seeds to  125 families from those three wards who were engaged in active vegetable farming. They have been cultivating vegetables, Prem Narayan Parajuli farmer, said that he had started commercial vegetable farming.

He has now expanded cultivation to 5 Ropani of land. Now, The main source of income for Parajuli family advice to the farmers now the disease outbreak the symptoms and which pesticide to us. He saves  one lakh and twenty thousand rupees their children and studying in a private school.

 Inspired by their vegetable farming Sangeeta Parajuli has also been cultivation vegetable for the past year. She said that by selling vegetables. She earns up to one lakh rupees in a 6 month season. According to her the traders are coming to buy vegetables now.

Parbati Chaulagain   of  Gairebesane-6 , who has been engaged in vegetable farming for more than a decade, said that she choose vegetable farming because it was more profitable than other crops. She, however, complained that vegetables coming from India were creating problems for local production.

Similarly, Pursottam Dhakal of Gairibisaune-5, who is also engaged in vegetable farming, also said that he was earning a good income. People now look for the local product in the market as we produce pesticide-free vegetables, he said. Who is engaged in vegetable farming, also says that his family depends on vegetable farming for livelihood?

The annual profit from vegetables is one lakh 50 thousand rupees," he added.

CDO Nepal started livelihood ACTIVITY UNDER SAFE MOTHERHOOD AND CHILD CARE PROJECT livelihood project since 2019.  Agriculture officer Mr. Gopal Prasad Sapkota said “CDO Nepal is doing closely collaboration with Mandan Deupur Municipality, Kavre and had provided the technical support, training and vegetable seeds for them since 2 years which boost the knowledge and skills of the farmers towards organic vegetables practices and earn for a better livelihood.”