January 3, Kathmandu 

An agricultural farm to open in Janakpur of Dhanusha district with an investment of more than Rs 2 billion. The foundation stone has been laid for this a few years ago.

This is one of the largest investments in agriculture. The investment through a company called Janakpur Agro Farm Pvt.

Khuma Aryal, Bheshraj Aryal and Shobha Kant Dhakal, who are investing in the medical college, will raise 600,000 chickens in the farm. It has also set a target of producing 500,000 eggs daily.

According to the company, the farm will be spread over an area of ​​12 bighas and more than 200 people will be directly employed in the company.

The company has informed that the farm will be operated in Dhanushadham Ward No. 9. The company has informed that the construction work of the structure will be completed in one year.

The company says that it will take one and a half to two years for the farm to become fully operational. According to the company, production will be done by making the environment friendly by using high level technology.

The company aims to produce biogas and non-organic fertilizers along with chickens. According to the company, egg production will be fully temperature controlled and everything from placing the grains to placing them in the egg crate will be automated.

The company currently plans to raise 200,000 layers of chickens, which will produce 300 cylinders of biogas daily. This biogas will be sold for industrial purposes. The company claims that this gas is 10 percent cheaper than LPG.

In addition, the company aims to produce 20 tonnes of organic manure daily. Nepal Bank and Agriculture Development Bank have invested in the company.

Currently, there is a daily demand of 2.6 million eggs in Nepal. Seeing this possibility, the company aims to produce large quantities of eggs.