4 October, Kathmandu. Kumar Lamichhane, an engineer from Gorkha, has become an example that one can be successful in any business with hard work and perseverance.
Lamichhane, who has been rearing cattle in Kathmandu Nagarjun Municipality-6 Ramkot Dandapaua, has been saving Rs 1.5 million per month.
Lamichhane, a civil engineer from Khare, Siranchok Rural Municipality-7, Gorkha, established Kshitij Integrated Agricultural Farm Pvt.
He has been operating a farm on 6 acres of land by investing 10 million rupees and paying a monthly rent of 1 lakh rupees. Lamichhane Goth, which started the business with 30 buffaloes, now has 200 cows and 50 buffaloes.
"After becoming an engineer, I used to work related to construction. For seven years, with the help and cooperation of my spouse, engineer Sangeet, I have also been doing cattle rearing business along with the engineering profession. Some people have got employment from this business and the income is also good," he said.
Lamichhane's farm now produces 1,200 liters of milk daily. He said that some of the produced milk is sold to Dairy Development Institute (DDC) and Nomnal Dairy, while the rest is distributed to various dairies in the valley.
According to him, now buffalo milk is being sold at Rs 170 per liter and cow milk at Rs 100 per liter. A machine has also been installed in the farm to milk cows and buffaloes.
50 people are directly and indirectly employed in the farm. Lamichhane said that the monthly income from milk sales is 45 to 50 million rupees. However, he says that by cutting the expenses, 15 lakh rupees will be saved per month.
He said that more is spent on straw and fodder to feed the cattle.
