Khatri Gaun, Nepal. With a bachelor’s degree she was a primary level teacher in a boarding school and transitioned from teaching to commercial vegetable farming six years ago. Her decision was supported by her husband, an army officer living away from home. She took up farming due to the limited opportunities in her teaching career. She is engaged in commercial vegetable farming on a leased 0.25 ha (5 ropani) land, costing NRs. 50,000 annually. She is the second person in her village to adopt tunnel farming. At present, she has 35 tunnels each with 12m*5m size. In her first year, she successfully grew and sold tomatoes at Rs. 90 to Rs. 100 per kg, followed by cauliflower cultivation. Despite the COVID lockdown, she managed to sell her produce locally and in the capital city Kathmandu, located about 35 km from her village. Although she encountered challenges in acquiring supplies like wires and ropes for tomato staking during the pandemic, her production and marketing was not much affected.