Farmer Turns Goat Rearing into Lucrative Business, Earning Lakhs Annually

Myagdi. Kul Bahadur Pun from Hindi of Mangala Rural Municipality-2 has started earning lakhs annually from a farm he began with two goats four years ago.

Fifty-year-old Pun has become self-employed and self-reliant by operating a well-managed goat farm in the village as an alternative to foreign employment and traditional farming. "The farm, which I started with two mother goats at home, now has 48 goats, including kids, castrates, and mothers," he said, "About 15 to 20 are sold annually."