From Bonded Labor to Family Farmer

Impact Stories

Ramdewali Chaudhary, 56, is a member of the Shanti Swabalambi Women Farmers’ Group in Rapti‑6, Pathargadhawa. Once burdened by years of bonded labor and exploitative brick‑factory work, she and her family have rebuilt their lives through agriculture.                                                                    Starting with 0.135 ha of leased land under a written contract farming agreement with the landowner, and…

Rising through Watermelon Cultivation

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What began as an experiment has become something to celebrate for members of the Shiva Mandir Community Farmers’ Group. This season, eight farmers, all landless, smallholders transformed 1.33 hectares                                                                    From riverbed to market: happy famers with the watermelon harvest of neglected riverbed in Bhagwanpur-6, Rapti Rural Municipality into a thriving watermelon plot. With technical…