Palpa, Jan. 30 -- Suraj Gautam from Rampur Municipality is cultivating sugarcane on 15 ropanis of land. As a child, he saw sugarcane farming on a large scale, but over time, its popularity declined. Gautam wondered why farmers had abandoned sugarcane cultivation, especially since it doesn't require intensive labour. His curiosity sparked an interest in reviving the practice.

Gautam reached out to his neighbours, relatives, and friends to encourage them to restart sugarcane farming. Many were convinced, and with the help of six other youths, they formed Hamro Bahudeshya Krishak Samuha, a multipurpose cooperative, to continue sugarcane farming.

Bishnu Prasad Gautam, also from Rampur, has been busy harvesting sugarcane, cleaning, crushing,...