Breaking Barriers and Redefining Farming
-By Dolma Ghale “Anyone can work in agriculture. Educated individuals, in particular, can excel in raising cows by introducing innovative solutions to existing problems. They are more capable of maintaining records on cattle feeding, personal income and expenses, and the quality of milk produced. Moreover, they are more likely to question and improve upon old […]
Hem Kumari’s Dedication To Dairy Farming and Giving Back
-By Shahira Thapa Name: Hem Kumari Devkota Address: Kamalamai, SindhuliFamily Members: 5 Summary: Hem Kumari Devkota, a resilient dairy farmer from Tallo Rajpani, Sindhuli has turned her life around with the help of two Korean Holstein cows from the Milky Way Project. Amid her family’s financial struggles, Hem Kumari’s relentless care for her cows; day […]
The Couple Who Persisted Until They Prevailed!
-By Nabina Basnet Name: Sujana Subedi Dahal and Nil Hari Dahal Address: Gaiyatar, Kamalamai Municipality 5, Sindhuli, Family Members: 4 (Husband and wife, 1 son and 1 daughter) Summary: After years of trying different jobs, Sujana and Nilhari Dahal have finally found stability in running a cow farm in Gaiyatar, Sindhuli, where they’ve been working […]
Women Pioneering Change in Kamalamai’s Model Dairy Cooperative
-By Shahira Thapa Shree Kamalamai Social Entrepreneurs Women’s Dairy Cooperative is transforming Nepal’s dairy sector. Launched in 2024 as part of the Korea-Nepal Model Dairy Village in Sindhuli, this women-led initiative has transformed dairy farming into a professional and sustainable business. Today, it serves as a learning hub, inspiring smallholder dairy farmers across Nepal to […]
Mechanization in Milky Way Project: Embracing Electric Milking Machines
– By Balgopal Sigdel While astronomers in NASA are using high-tech telescopes to explore the vastness of the Milky Way, a different kind of technological revolution is taking place in Kamalamai Municipality, Nepal. Here, smallholder farmers involved in the Milky Way Project are embracing a different technological marvel—electric milking machines. The single-bucket, single-cluster electric milking […]
Girl Child Education Program in Nepal Empowers 210 More Young Girls to Stay in School
-By Shahira Thapa This year, through the Girl Child Education (GCE) program, we impacted the lives of 210 young girls across Nepal with scholarships that emphasize empowerment through education and school retention. Since its inception in 2000, Heifer Nepal’s GCE program, initially funded by voluntary donations from Nepal staff, has benefited 2,851 girls. These scholarships […]
With Love from Nepal to Europe: The Ginger Story
– By Prabin Gurung The Galda Social Entrepreneurs Women’s Cooperative (SEWC) of Nisdhi, Palpa, successfully exported 4,460 kg of processed dried ginger slice to the European market this year. In April 2023, CERES certified the ginger of Galda SEWC as organic under the USDA/EU organic regulations. Galda SEWC is one the first women led agri-businesses […]
Virtual Collection Center Application: A Cooperative Marketing Platform for Goats
-By Gopal Bhusal Goat farming is one of the important sources of cash generation for smallholder farmers and plays a crucial role in the economy of Nepal. However, the farmers face various challenges in marketing of the live goats. The cooperatives supported by Heifer have been practicing collective marketing approach of live goats but still […]
Technical Coordination Committee Visits Model Dairy Village
By Rupesh Kafle The Technical Coordination Committee kickoff meeting was organized followed by a field visit to the Model Dairy Village (MDV) in Kamalamai, Sindhuli. Formed under the chairmanship of Director General of Department of Livestock Services (DLS) with the members of central level offices from DLS, National Agriculture Research Centre (NARC) and National Dairy […]
Generation Moo: Kamalamai’s Path to Prosperity
– By Balgopal Sigdel and Regeena Regmi The excitement in Kamalamai, Sindhuli is reaching new heights as the countdown to the arrival of 59 long-awaited calves continues. In a remarkable achievement, the heifers have not only adapted to their new home but have become the harbinger of change for the local farming community. A year […]
