Anbukhaireni: Local farmers have expressed immense satisfaction after receiving grants from Anbukhaireni Rural Municipality for the production of honey and black gram. The grants are part of a production-based initiative aimed at motivating farmers in the region.
According to National News Agency Nepal, Santosh KC, the chief of the agriculture department of the municipality, stated that grants were provided at a rate of Rs. 25 per kilogram. This initiative aims to draw more farmers into the cultivation of honey and black gram. In the current fiscal year, farmers from Anbukhaireni -4 and 5 have been awarded a total of Rs. 393,450 to support their agricultural activities. The municipality has also facilitated the transportation of these products to market. KC highlighted the potential for pulse and honey production in the area and emphasized the importance of the grant policy in sustaining farmers in this sector.
This fiscal year has seen 123 farmers from seven different farmers’ groups benefit from these grants. Farmers involved with the Thamchuli beekeeping group in Anbukhaireni-4 received Rs. 17,700 for producing 450 kilograms of black gram and 258 kilograms of honey. Similarly, the Khasrang village farmers’ group in Anbukhaireni-4 has successfully produced 258 kilograms of honey.
In Anbukhaireni -5, the Khola village farmers’ group received Rs 64,750 for producing 2,590 kilograms of black gram. Additionally, the Indradevi farmers’ group received Rs 26,250 for their 1,050 kilograms of black gram production. The Bhukundi Kheusing farmer group was granted Rs 150,175 for producing an impressive 6,007 kilograms of black gram. Meanwhile, the Thanimai farmers’ group of Anbukhaireni municipality-4 obtained Rs 43,575 for producing 1,732 kilograms of black gram and 11 kilograms of honey.
Shukmaya Praja, chairperson of the Khola village farmers’ group, noted that the production-based grants have been pivotal in attracting farmers to agriculture. She told RSS, “After the municipality provided support for black gram and honey, the farmers can sustain themselves in this field.” Bimala Gurung, chair of the Bhukundi Kheusing farmers’ group, also expressed optimism that the grant policy would continue to attract more farmers to the sector.