Founder Members

Honoring those who established our association

Our Founding Members

We honor and remember the visionary individuals who came together to establish the Dairy Farmer Association Nepal. Their dedication and foresight laid the foundation for what we are today.

Founder

Bhim Bahadur Karki

Founded 2000

Visionary leader who established the foundation of DFAN

Founder

Nanda Lal Joshi

Founded 2000

Co-founder and first General Secretary of DFAN

Founder

Padma Kumari Basnet

Founded 2000

Pioneer in women's participation in dairy farming

Founder

Gopal Prasad Pokharel

Founded 2000

Instrumental in drafting DFAN's first constitution

Founder

Durga Bahadur KC

Founded 2000

Established the first cooperative dairy network

Founder

Moti Devi Bhandari

Founded 2000

Advocated for dairy farmer rights at national level