-By Dolma GhaleName: Samjhana DahalAddress: Gaiyatar, Kamalamai Municipality 5, SindhuliFamily Members: 4 (Husband and wife, 1 son and 1 daughter) Photo: Samjhana Dahal and her Holstein cow.Summary: During the lockdown, Samjhana Dahal, who once aspired to be a teacher, discovered a newfound passion in cow farming. Despite facing skepticism, she embraced this path with determination, leveraging her...
-By Nabina BasnetName: Rukmani Adhikari Address: Gaiyatar, Kamalamai Municipality 5, Sindhuli, Family Members: 5; (husband and wife and 3 children)Photo: Rukmani Adhikari infront of her cow farm.Summary: Despite having no formal education, Rukmani Adhikari has become a successful entrepreneur, running a small cow farm in Sindhuli that sustains her family of five. After losing her farm and chickens...
-By Shahira ThapaName: Kabita Neupane Address: Rajpani, Kamalamai Municipality, Sindhuli Family Members: 6; (Husband and wife, 3 daughters, and 1 son) Photo: Kabita Neupane smiling proudly in front of Neupane Dairy Farm.Summary: Kabita Neupane’s journey from starting with just two cows to running “Neupane Dairy Farm” with 16 cows is a deeply inspiring story of resilience and transformation. Despite...
-By Dolma GhaleName: Sarita Kumari Bakhrel Address: Gaiyatar, Kamalamai Municipality 5, SindhuliFamily Members: 4 (husband and wife and 2 sons) Photo: Sarita standing in front of her cowshed.Summary: After returning to Sindhuli, Sarita faced heartbreaking challenges, including the loss of a cow and painful kidney stone surgery that left her unable to care for her cows. Despite her...
-By Nabina BasnetName: Birendra Khatiwada & Yashoda Khatiwada Address: Gaiyatar, Kamalamai Municipality 5, SindhuliFamily Members: 4 (Husband and wife, 1 son, 1 daughter) Photo: Khatiwada couple proudly standing in front of their farmSummary: Last year, when a tragic accident left Birendra unable to care for their cows, Yashoda made the difficult decision to close her grocery store and...
-By Dolma GhaleName: Anita Adhikari and Surotam Adhikari Family: Anita Adhikari and Surotam Adhikari (husband and wife, 1 son, 1 daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law) Address: Gaiyatar, Kamalamai Municipality 5, Sindhuli Photo: Anita Adhikari and Surotam Adhikari (couple), standing in front of their cowshed.Summary: Surotam and Anita started with just four cows, pouring their hearts into their farm to support their...
- By Balgopal SigdelWhile 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 machine promises...
