Gupta Prasad Regmi from Gaindakot–11 has become a successful commercial farmer.

In 2075 B.S., he leased land in Baseni, Gaindakot–18, and begun fruit cultivation. At that point he enrolled Tikaratna Tulki Agro Cultivate to center on fruit farming. 

Regmi detailed gaining a considerable pay from the commercial cultivating of oranges, lemons, and limes.

He begun the cultivating with fair 10 orange trees, which have presently extended to 1,500. The fruit trees in his cultivate begun yielding wage final year. 

Regmi earned Rs. 200,000 from oranges, Rs. 400,000 from lemons, and Rs. 150,000 from limes final year. 

This year, he has as of now earned Rs. 300,000 from 1,000 orange trees, Rs. 600,000 from lemons, and Rs. 800,000 from offering limes. 

As a few limes stay to be sold, Regmi expects gaining Rs. 2 million from the trees by the conclusion of the season.

Elected as a ward part in the to begin with neighborhood race of 2074 B.S., Regmi had over and over gone overseas for outside work but returned to Nepal as he might not settle there. Five years ago, fruit cultivation was begun on 13 ropani 14 aana of land by him, which has now expanded to 82 ropanies.

He specified that he at first acquired arrive at the rate of Rs. 50,000 per ropani. 

Currently, 1,500 orange trees, 800 lemon trees, 300 lime trees, 200 persimmon trees, 100 kinnow (a variety of citrus fruit), 100 timur (Sichuan pepper) trees, 60 lapsi (a local fruit of Nepal) trees, as well as apple, kiwi, mango, litchi, and avocado trees are cultivated by Regmi.

Regmi shared that in spite of the fact that there was street get to issues to his cultivate area at first, it has presently become helpful, making transportation easier. 

Due to water shortage in the town, he lifted water from a waterway 500 meters underneath and built a tank with a capacity of 125,000 liters to store the water. 

He clarified that the water is conveyed to all zones through square development and utilized for irrigating fruit trees through drip irrigation.

While the cultivate area at first confronted street get to challenges, the development of way better streets has made transportation less demanding, agreeing to Regmi. Regmi said he gotten Rs. 415,000 from the Orange Zone for lifting the water.

An endowment of Rs. 200,000 was received by him from the Orange Zone to develop a tank for storing the lifted water.

Regmi said an 8 per cent appropriation was received for drip irrigation for the remaining farmland after it was grown. He moreover specified accepting a 50 per cent appropriation on natural product tree saplings, pesticide sprayers, and instruments.

source: risingnepaldaily.