Apsana Adhikari lives in Namobuddha municipality with her husband, two sons and one daughter. The primary occupation of her family is agriculture which covers their household expenditure and school fees of the children.
BRAC Nepal conducted a three-day training on agriculture and encouraged the participants to start farming by maximizing production with existing resources. During the session, Apsana learned about seasonal and off-seasonal crops, weed control, crop changing, and organic methods to control pests and diseases. Moreover, BRAC Nepal educated them on irrigation which they were struggling on.
Apsana shares her progress saying, “I got the idea of a drip irrigation facility from BRAC Nepal which I have now been using in my farm to produce more and commercially. I have grown cabbages and some other new vegetables in the farm.”
Prior to the training, Apsana merged her traditional practices with her training lessons. With additional technical knowledge on agriculture and input support from the organisation, Apsana feels confident about her attributes and skills. “I sell my crops and vegetables in the urban market nowadays, earn more than before and we even manage to save some of it,” states Apsana.
At present, Apsana is relieved about not having to worry about expenditure anymore. She is looking for marketplaces for organic vegetables since she does not use any chemicals or pesticides in her vegetables. She plans to commercially enhance further and bring more irrigation facilities, expand her farm and grow various types of vegetables.
