Success stories: Microcredit loans are transforming rural entrepreneurship

With more returnee migrants taking up agribusiness, the average size of farm loans has risen from Rs1.5 million to Rs5 million.

An old and traditional mud house stands in Lahachowk at 1,730 metres above sea level, in Kaski, on the northern rim of Pokhara. The house is surrounded by a dozen plastic tunnels spread over 100 ropani (5.09 hectares), filled with tomatoes and leafy vegetables.