Dama teaching his grandson after selling rice
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57-year-old Dama Rawat of Tila rural municipality-2 is busy weaving Radi at Khalanga headquarters. She spends her mornings and evenings in becoming Radi. She is always confined to the hearth, and lately she has been teaching her grandchildren by weaving radii. There is a high demand for raadi made from lamb in the market. She earns a minimum of Rs 4,000 to Rs 7,000 by selling one raadi.
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Even now, most of the elderly are dependent on their husbands and wives and daughters-in-law. She said, 'As long as my health allows me, I have thought of earning by myself and paying for the expenses of my sons and daughters and grandsons.' She says that if she depends only on her son and daughter-in-law, there will be problems, so she is running her own venture and running the expenses. Her 58-year-old husband, Megh Bahadur, has reared 60 sheep and goats in the village.
Dama said, 'I am teaching my grandchildren by renting a room in Sadarmukam Khalanga. The amount earned by selling Radipakhi is used for grandchildren's kapi, kamal, From school uniforms, I have been making dal, rice, salt and oil.' Even the neighbors are surprised to see his hard work.
Radipakhi is sold at the price of 8 to 10 thousand and liu is sold at 4 to 7 thousand, she said. His salary is about 40,000 per month. Sheep and goats were already being reared in his house. As a result, she was able to weave radipakhi from an early age. He has the experience of watching his father, uncle and brothers weave Radi.
Dama's old-age energy is encouraging other women to enter the enterprise. 'I will continue to work alone. I am supporting the household expenses by embracing it as a business,' she said, 'till now I have not had to carry the burden of debt. Skills have taught me to be independent. I am happy with this.'
According to Jumla, District Animal Services Office, there is a lot of potential in sheep and goat farming in terms of livestock production. Commercially, sheep and goat rearing and poultry firms have been established in the district. Jumla currently has 84 thousand three hundred and eighty eight sheep and 46 thousand three hundred six goats. There are 69 thousand hectares of grazing area.
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