Arghakhanchi man gave up a job in South Korea to build a farm in his village
Summary
Khem Pandey left foreign jobs behind and built a thriving agricultural enterprise in Argha Beltari, Sandhikharka Municipality-10, investing more than Rs100 million in livestock, crops and farm infrastructure. The farm now earns about Rs1.2 million a year and has helped him build a house and educate his children in Kathmandu.
Key Points
- Khem Pandey returned to his village after years of work in India, Malaysia and a selected path to South Korea, choosing to build a farm instead of working abroad.
- His Trikanya Gauri Agriculture and Livestock Farm spans about 60 ropanis and produces milk, vegetables and food crops year-round using high-tech tunnels and intercropping.
- Pandey says the farm generates annual transactions of about Rs1.2 million and savings of around Rs600,000, which he has reinvested in land, housing and his children’s education.
- Officials from the National Agriculture Modernisation Programme say farmers like Pandey receive subsidies, equipment and technical support to promote commercial farming.
