![]() ![]() This is a major problem in this business," she rued. "Middlemen always fix the rate of honey and farmers have to be satisfied with that rate. "Since 2006, there has not been huge profit in our business," Anita said, adding the main problem of this business is marketing. Anita built her own house at the age of 17 only. Bee-farmers Minto Devi, Basanti Devi, Sarla Devi told TOI: "Anita humlogon ki kewal beti hi nahi, woh to hamari Rani hai.Rani (Anita is not only our daughter, she is our queen)". She produces about 20 kg of honey from one box. She started bee-farming in her village alone, but today 40 other women are also involved in this business there. Today, I have 150 boxes for bee-firming," she said. "I started with one box and Rs 2,500 which I had earned by giving tuition to students. Anita has become a trendsetter in the age of women empowerment. Four persons work under this businesswoman's supervision. She is the role model of the womenfolk of the area and has excelled in bee-farming. ![]() Seven years on, Anita is now a BA (part II) student in English at MDDM College, Muzaffarpur. Her parents wanted her to drop out of the school and get married, but she had resisted the move. (TOI Photo) PATIASAJALAL (MUZAFFARPUR): In the year 2000, a class IX student, Anita Kumari of Patiasajalal village in Muzaffarpur, had refused to marry against her wishes. ![]() ROLE MODEL: Anita Kumai has excelled in bee-farming. ![]()
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