Students turn their school’s flower farm into a Tihar business
Summary
Students and teachers at Janata Krishna Secondary School in Pakle are harvesting and selling marigolds from a school flower farm for the Tihar market. The project has already earned around Rs100,000 and is teaching crop science students practical farming skills and income opportunities.
Key Points
- Students and teachers at Janata Krishna Secondary School in Pakle are harvesting marigolds and selling them for Tihar.
- The school has cultivated marigolds on more than 1,017 square metres of land and has earned around Rs100,000 so far.
- Around 60 crop science students helped with planting, weeding, irrigation, fertilisation, pest control, harvesting and sales.
- The school says the project is designed to give students practical agricultural skills and show farming as a viable livelihood.
