Syangja, 01 Aug: Some powerful users of AI are reaping remarkable benefits. Ubit Aryal, a 25-year-old from Myatari, Putalibazar–11, Syangja, has provided a strong response to those who claim “there’s nothing in Nepal” by using AI-based apps to make delicious coffee.
The technology Aryal uses helps create coffee that matches taste, blend ratio, and preferences of coffee lovers. He explains that by using AI, the quality of coffee is checked, branded, and labeled for sale in the Nepali market.
The AI-powered app Samantha is a type of smart management application. According to Aryal, it helps small entrepreneurs run tech-based businesses. The app, operated through mobile devices, controls the coffee machine according to instructions, ensuring the correct temperature and blend ratio. Aryal says coffee made this way tastes especially good to coffee enthusiasts.
Coffee lover Nirmal Paudel says he feels delighted enjoying tasty coffee without having to use his hands. “I often drink coffee made by this machine. Because of the perfect mixture of coffee and water, it delivers the taste customers desire,” he shares.
Krishna Jung KC, who has been operating a roadside café in Karendanda, Putalibazar–11 for the past 15 years, says even foreign tourists enjoy the unique flavor of coffee made through this technology. Ubit studied coffee in Japan in 2019. His father, Bodhraj Aryal, is also an agriculture expert, which further fueled his motivation in this field. “Both domestic and international students used to visit our home to study agriculture. That gave me more energy,” Aryal says. “I’ve realized that if we can modernize agriculture, we can compete internationally.” He currently uses this technology to measure the quality of coffee produced within the district.
Since 2009, Ubit’s father Bodhraj has been exporting Nepali coffee to Japan under the brand Farmer’s Passion. With his son joining the same profession, the quality of their business has improved, he says.
Under the brand Farmer’s Passion of Shanti Shanti Coffee Trade, 10 tons of coffee are exported to Japan annually. According to Bodhraj, green beans are exported at a farm gate price of NPR 1,600 per kilogram.
While Syangja’s coffee was mostly in high demand abroad until a few years ago, Aryal says that in recent years, local demand has also increased significantly. Nepali agricultural products under the Farmer’s Passion brand are gaining popularity in the Japanese market.
Aryal says young people don’t need to go abroad to earn dollars. “If we can export high-quality products that are internationally competitive, then dollars will come into Nepal,” he states. In Japan, not only honey, oranges, junar (a type of citrus), lemons, and ginger jam are exported under the Farmer’s Passion brand, but even their peels are exported. Aryal says these products generate around NPR 15 million in business annually. For his contribution to exporting Nepali products to Japan, he was awarded the Best Coffee Export Award 2081 by the Federation of Export Entrepreneurs.
Recently, the farm has also been established as a center where both domestic and foreign farmers come to study and learn.
