Women farmers in Nepal sell goats for festival expenses
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In Rupandehi, Nepal, female farmers in Rapti Sonari Rural Municipality are selling goats to fund their Dashain festival expenses.
The New Creative Social Entrepreneur Women Cooperative facilitated the sale of 600 goats this year, with a goal to sell 1,500 for the Dashain and Tihar festivals. Women began commercially raising goats, which increased goat production in the Banke region, and now sell between 10 and 12 goats annually.
The cooperative manages the market for goats raised by women in local groups, relieving them of the challenges of finding buyers and avoiding exploitation. Previously, a different cooperative sold goats from villages like Kachanpur and Fattepur to Kathmandu and other districts, but now the New Creative Social Entrepreneur Women Cooperative handles the sales. The cooperative purchases goats from its member farmers for 600 Nepalese Rupees per kilogram and then sells them to traders for 650 Rupees per kilogram.
Approximately 600 of the 1,500 member farmers raise goats, and the cooperative also provides loans for goat farming.
