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For the past decade, Leela Nepal from Rayobari in Mandandeupur in Kavre, has been supplying 11 litres of milk daily to the government-owned Dairy Development Corporation (DDC ). Despite her decade-long association, Nepal has faced payment delays from the corporation in recent years, with the payment cycle stretching from 15 to 50 days. This has created financial uncertainty for her, impacting her daily life. Due to consistent delayed payments, she is currently exploring alternative options since she no longer thinks supplying milk to the DDC in credit is a good idea. “How can we sell milk on credit when we buy everything by paying upfront? The DDC has caused a lot of problems for us. I am not alone. Everyone has been affected by the corporation’s inability to pay on time,” says Nepal. Like Leela, Krishna Prasad Nepal, another dairy farmer of Mandandeupur, shares the same frustration. He has also not been paid on time. Krishna Prasad says DDC has not paid him for over three months. ...