Pardafas Reporter
Chandra Bahadur Dangi, 44, of Tulsipur Sub-metropolis-6, Golaura, Dang, was working as Assistant Inspector of Police at Rakda Area Police Office, Jajarkot in 2055 BS. He was injured in an ambush by the then Maoists.
Dangi, who survived a long period of treatment, retired in 2059 after the then government introduced a policy of retiring disabled and injured security personnel. These Dangis are now known as successful entrepreneurs by raising cattle of commercially advanced breeds.
Dangi, who identified himself as a successful entrepreneur in a short time, has now given partial employment to two people. His family has been supporting him for four years. He said that he has been saving up to eight lakhs annually.
He had run a hotel in Tulsipur after his health improved. After incurring losses, he started working in a cooperative. He said that he started raising cattle by opening Sahara Animal Husbandry Farm in 2072 BS after realizing that there is good potential in the agricultural sector while working there.
In the early years, he rented two bighas of land from a local for Rs 12,000 per annum and started his business with an investment of Rs 100,000. Starting from a Jersey cattle ranch, his farm now has four Jersey, 17 Holstein, one Sahiwal breed, 22 cows and 10 calves.
He said that the price of one Jersey cow is one lakh, the price of Holstein cow is two lakh and the price of Sahiwal cow is one lakh 50 thousand. He sells 80 to 90 liters of milk daily in the local dairy industry of Tulsipur while some locals buy it from the farm.
He says there has been no problem with the Corona epidemic even though milk has not found a market for some time. So far, Rs 2 million has been invested in Dangi's farm.
He said that even though he rented two bighas of land for cattle rearing, he could not cultivate grass due to lack of irrigation. According to Dangi, the cost of purchasing grains, straw, fodder and other materials has increased due to insufficient production of grass.
"So far I have received some technical assistance from government agencies but no other financial assistance," he said. Last year, Tulsipur Sub-Metropolitan Municipality awarded him as the best cattle farmer.
"People come to my farm from different places to see the cows, get information and even buy cows as they can earn a decent income in a short time with low investment," he said.
Stating that the belief that one has to get a job to earn money is wrong, Dangi said that agribusiness should be adopted if the education is to be applied in practice.
"But for that, the state should not be limited to slogans but should bring programs to promote the agricultural sector in a practical way. It should help in the market management of the products," he said.
