Galyang (Syangja), Aug 27 : Churpi
produced by Akala Namuna Small Farmers Agricultural Cooperatives located in
Waling Municipality-8 of Syangja is being exported to the US.
Churpi or hardened cheese costs Rs
1,000 and 1,100 per kilogram. The churppi produced by our cooperatives is
exported to the US, said Chairperson of the cooperatives, Punya Prasad
Aryal,
Around 800 to 1,100 liters of milk
is collected daily at this the dairy operated by the small farmers'
cooperative.
We have been providing 50 per cent
subsidy to the farmers for agricultural materials, seeds and grass
plants", Lakshmi Pokharel Regmi, the manager of the cooperative said.
In collaboration with the Prime
Minister's Agricultural Digitization Project, 50 percent subsidy has been
provided to 10 farmers under the 'Buffalor Subsidy Program' in the last
financial year. He also shared that 28 farmers have been given grants under the
'Storage Improvement Program'.
Established in 2075 BS, the
cooperative has 2,850 share holders. The cooperative has also decided to
conduct a free animal insurance program under the Livestock Protection Program
in the current financial year
The cooperative is working
according to the plan to make the farmers independent and self-employed, said
Regmi. (RSS)