Nirdhan conducted a three-day off-season vegetable farming training for 30 microfinance clients of Nirdhan Utthan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Ltd (NUBL), Mahajidiya Branch. The training aimed to enhance the agricultural skills and knowledge of clients to promote sustainable livelihoods and increase their economic resilience.

The program was facilitated by Mr. Mahendra Yadav and Mr. Hikmat Khatri, Junior Technician from Agriculture Branch of Lumbini Cultural Municipality as the trainers. The Chief Guest, Mrs. Kalpana Harijan, praised the initiative and shared her personal connection to the institution as a client of the Mahajidiya branch. She underscored the importance of cultivating advanced off-season vegetables to improve financial conditions and overall livelihoods. The training program aims to equip participants with skills to boost productivity and promote sustainable economic growth in the community.

The Special Guest, Mr. Janardan Dev Pant, emphasized the transformative potential of entrepreneurship in his address to the participants. He stated, “The need of the day is to provide the right skills, resources, tools, and market access according to the capacity and potential of entrepreneurs. A small-scale business started today can grow into an industry that creates large-scale employment tomorrow.” Highlighting the institution’s role, he added that Nirdhan is committed to empowering MFI clients with necessary skills, reducing production costs, increasing productivity, and offering opportunities for entrepreneurship development. He concluded by expressing his belief that the training would enhance business capacity, productivity, and income, ultimately improving the economic and social conditions of the participants.

The off-season vegetable farming training was a significant step toward empowering microfinance clients with agricultural skills. Nirdhan, in collaboration with Mahajidiya Branch, NUBL successfully organized an impactful program that will contribute to the sustainable development to the clients of MFI.

The training program was conducted from 16th April 2024 to 18th April 2024 on ‘Commercial Vegetable Farming’ at Putalibazar, Syangja where 27 members of Nirdhan Utthan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Ltd Putalibazar branch office participated. The chief guest was Mr. Uttam Prasad Shrestha the chairman of Putalibazar Municipality-1, Syangja District, Gandaki Province who inaugurated in opening of the Commercial Vegetable Farming Training Program.

The main goal of the training program was to increase farmers’ ability to generate revenue by using vegetable farming technologies. According to the response from the participants, the agricultural training training program with resource persons Mr. Guru Prasad Aryal, Mr. Bikash B K, and Mrs. Sushmita Kunwar was a great success.The training covered soil management, nursery care, irrigation, fertilizer application, pest control, and discussed various types of plastic houses and tunnels for climate-resilient farming. Through demonstrations, farmers gained insights into plastic house design, layout planning and construction. With these newfound learnings in mind, these women now have more options to improve their and their family’s lives. We concluded the 3-day training with the distribution of certificates.

The program was conducted at Belauri, Kanchanpur  from 21st Feb to 23 rd Feb 2024 for three days. The program was facilitated by Mrs. Sushila Bohara, Mr. Suman Raj Joshi, Mr. Sagar Bista, Mr. Harish Setthi and Farmer Mr. Ashray Ram Badayak as the trainers. The Belauri, Kanchanpur District ward no 4 Chairman Mr. Arjun Dhakal was the chief guest during the opening of training program, branch manager of the Belauri branch of Nirdhan Utthan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited Mr. Dhurba Joshi, Program Officer of Nirdhan, Mr. Manish Ratna Konajo among others were present in the event. There were altogether 31 participants in the training program. The training program start with the Introduction, objectives sharing, and expectation collection among the trainee.Participants were excited to learn about Commercial Sugarcane Farming. They valued Nirdhan’s efforts in imparting farming skills and expanding their understanding in cost-cutting measures and increase productivity. They concluded by thanking Nirdhan for all of their help and for providing rural women with a means of economic independence.

Nirdhan organized a three-day goat farming training for prospective member clients as part of an entrepreneurial development program from January 23 to 25, 2024, at Phidim Branch, Panchthar District. In the inaguratgion pf program, the chief guest was Mr. Mitra Prasad Kafle Mayor of Phidim Municipality-1, Panchthar District and Special Guest was Mr Gajadhar Bhattarai Chairman of Ward 1 Phidim Municipality-1, Panchthar District.(27) Twenty-seven Micro Finance Members attended the training. The trainer Dr. Manoj K Mahato chief of Pasu Sewa Karyalaya, Phidim, Mr. Niraj K Bhattarai  and Mr Puspa Nepali had both input theoretical sessions based on practices in various locations to give a first-hand experience in the training program. The main topics discussed in training program were significance of goats, the characteristics that differentiate them from one to other domestic animals, the scope and nature of goat industries, Selection of an appropriate goat breeds for specific purposes, How goats are breed?, Manage an appropriate diet for a goat, How to identify a sick goat?, Common health issues that can affect goats; their prevention and treatment, Facilities needed, and husbandry tasks that need to be undertaken for the management of a goat, Kidding and raising kids, Commercial farming for goat meat and other products and Viable plans for goat rearing.

At the end of the session, participants expressed how beneficial they found it to be, expressed a desire to get more training of this kind in the future, and pledged to share what they had learned with their friends and family. They were grateful for Nirdhan’s efforts in expanding their knowledge and conveying the goat farming expertise. They concluded by thanking Nirdhan for all of their help, support for providing rural women with a means of economic independence.

Domesticated Birds farming in Nepal and its popularity increasing between local farmers they raising chickens, ducks, turkeys, quail and geese for meats or eggs that provides a rapid return on your investment. Chicken, duck and quail farming in Nepal is very popular between urban and rural farmers of Nepal. Pasture raised chicken farming is a best source to maximize their benefit of villagers. Basically chickens grow on a farm for meat, eggs and down.

 
Chickens raised for eggs are usually called layers while chickens raised for meat are often called broilers but we have Nepali local chickens rising also. Chicken farm needs to control all aspects of nutrition, breeding, selection, incubation, hatching and growing to produce high quality poultry products at chicken farm. Rearing chicken is quite difficult than other species of poultry farming, before start an chicken farming it is necessary to know chicken farming facts like food, care, diseases, breeds and chicken farm management.

The program was conducted at Bhairahawa from 26th April to 28th April 2023 for three days. The training was attended by 30 participants of Micro Finance Members. The program was facilitated by Dr. Keshav Lamsal and Dr, Saurav Kandel as the trainers. The chief guest from Siddharthanagar Municipality ward no. 7 chairman Mr. Damodhar Sharma Ghimire, special guest director of Nirdhan Utthan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited Mr. Top Bahadur Rayamajhi,  branch manager of the Bhairhawa branch of Nirdhan Utthan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited Mr. Lekhnath Kafle, among others were present in the opening event of the training program . The topics of the training program covered Introduction, objectives sharing, expectation collection, Bio-security and shed cleaning, Preparation for brooding/brooding management, Management practices: litter, feeding & water, Light, temperature, humidity & ventilation, medication, vaccine & vaccination, Heat and cold stress, signs of healthy & sick birds, Catching and transportation of birds, grading, isolation, culling & disposal of dead birds, Important disease conditions (major diseases, symptoms to call for vets) including field visit to two different farms.

Overall, the training achieved its objectives as gathered from the evaluation of participants. The evaluation process revealed that women domesticated birds keepers who had limited knowledge on good domesticated birds farming practices had greatly increased their understanding in that area. The training has served as a good platform that has prepared them sufficiently to build capacities of farmers to improve on the domesticated birds farming practices.