Kailali. Pushparaj Bhandari of Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City-14, Phulbari Hgaun has been cultivating bananas commercially. He has been doing business for the last six years by registering Bhandari Multipurpose Agriculture Farm.
Bhandari, who went to Malaysia for foreign employment at the young age of sixteen, returned home after 20 years of foreign employment. He started the business amidst the ‘lockdown’ after the outbreak of the Corona epidemic.
“After returning from abroad, he was staying at home for leisure, when the whole world, including Nepal, was in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. At that time, there was no situation to start another business in the market,” Bhandari said, adding, “Seeing that some people had started banana farming business in the village, I have also started a business that banana farming should be done now.” ‘
He has cultivated banana on one bigha of his land. According to Bhandari, bananas are traded at Rs 1.5 million annually and there is a profit of Rs 1 million. He said that the banana produced in Dhangadhi and nearby local markets are being sold for sale.
Bhandari is survived by his mother, wife and children. He has been taking care of all the expenses including the upbringing of the family, the education of his children from the same business. At a time when most of the people are migrating abroad to earn a living, Bhandari has given up the fascination of foreign countries and is doing business with his place and family.
“If you know how to do it, I am giving an example that something will happen in my own country. The expenses of a family of five have been averted from this,” he said, adding, “The biggest thing is to enjoy and earn by staying with family, society and friends in our own country.” That’s a happy thing. ‘
Around 10 farmers are cultivating banana in Bhandari’s residential area i.e. Ward No. 14. He said that it would be much easier if the government provides fertilizers and seeds at subsidized prices along with subsidy for its development and expansion.
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