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From Struggle to Success: Anju’s Journey Through Model Farming

Anju, a 30-year-old woman from Bayalagothi, Ward No. 8 of Pachaljharana Rural Municipality in Kalikot District, lives with her husband, mother-in-law, one son, and three daughters. For years, her family of seven struggled daily just to survive. Owning only 2 ropani of land, the crops they grew would last for just three to four months…

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Anju, a 30-year-old woman from Bayalagothi, Ward No. 8 of Pachaljharana Rural Municipality in Kalikot District, lives with her husband, mother-in-law, one son, and three daughters. For years, her family of seven struggled daily just to survive. Owning only 2 ropani of land, the crops they grew would last for just three to four months each year. To make ends meet, Anju worked as a daily wage laborer, while her husband was forced to migrate to India for work.

Before joining a Self-Help Group (SHG), Anju had little knowledge of commercial vegetable farming. Her family depended mainly on unstable daily wages, making it difficult to afford even the basic necessities like food, clothing, and education for her children. She had never heard about off-season vegetable farming or how farming could be turned into a profitable business.

That all began to change when Anju became a member of a Self-Help Group formed by INF Nepal under a project launched in 2023. The project aimed to improve food security, build climate resilience, and strengthen community cooperation in Pachaljharana Rural Municipality. In Bayalagothi, one of the five SHGs was created, comprising poor and marginalized families, people with disabilities, and single women. Anju not only joined but quickly became an active leader, later taking on the role of group facilitator.

Through the project, Anju and other group members received various types of support — seeds, training in commercial and off-season farming, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), organic fertilizer management, goat rearing, and essential infrastructure like irrigation ponds and drinking water supply systems. Anju was selected by her group to run a model farm and received materials such as a plastic house, drip irrigation set, vegetable seeds, plastic drums, sprayers, and traps.

With the training and resources provided, Anju began growing vegetables like cauliflower, cabbage, radish, cucumber, tomato, chili, garlic, onion, beans, pumpkin, and potatoes. She adopted improved agricultural techniques including nursery management, drip irrigation, organic fertilizer use, mulching, intercropping, and planting disease-resistant varieties.

Since Kartik 2081 (November 2024), Anju has earned approximately NPR 35,000 by selling vegetables. The income has allowed her to invest in her children’s education and improve her family’s nutrition. At present, cucumbers flourish in her plastic house while other vegetables thrive in the open fields.

Reflecting on her journey, Anju shares with pride,
“Joining the self-help group changed my life. With the training and support from the project, I now earn between NPR 30,000 to 40,000 every three months. Even with a small piece of land, it’s possible to earn a good income with low investment.”

Anju’s story is a powerful example of how targeted support and community-driven initiatives can transform lives, bringing hope and resilience to families who once lived in constant uncertainty.

Note: The name in this story has been changed.

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