Rent every year to ~1,000 landowner households, Rs 1,000-a-day wages for ~440 full-time and ~1,500 seasonal workers, and a 30% stake for the farmers' cooperative.
We measure: Households paid rent on time; wages paid; cooperative distributions.
Lumpek Business Plan 2083/84 · Rs 25 crore equity round open
Fearless from the Source.मुहानदेखि नै निडर
Kali Coffee turns Nepal's oldest coffee district into a shade-grown, traceable Himalayan Arabica origin, financed as one bankable company and owned in part by the farmers who grow it. The first 10,000 ropani are at Lumpek Village, Gulmi.
- Lumpek Village, Satyawati RM, Gulmi
- 10,000ropani
- Peak funding (~US$5.4 m)
- 71.3Rs cr
- Real post-tax project IRR · Scenario 2
- 45.9%
- Green coffee at maturity · about 2× Nepal's 2024 output
- 1,050t / yr
Returns are Scenario 2 (base case) projections from the Kali Coffee Lumpek Business Plan 2083/84 and its financial model (constant 2083 prices). They depend on yield, price, lease terms and financing, and are not guaranteed.
ScrollThe vision & political backing
In a joint statement to the House of Representatives, MPs from all seven Kaligandaki coffee districts set out to turn a 0.3% footprint into a national industry. They pledged to remove the legal and policy obstacles themselves, and to open the way for investment with a pilot of at least 10,000 ropani in every constituency.
Coffee came to Nepal in 1938, when Hira Giri planted it in Aapchaur, Gulmi. Coffee cultivation in Nepal is only 12 years from its hundredth year. Celebrating that centenary in today's fragile state would be deeply unfortunate for coming generations.
12 years to the centenary
1938Hira Giri plants coffee in Aapchaur2026Joint statement · 0.3% used2038Centenary of Nepali coffee
“Thinking mindset and scalability have been our bottleneck for nearly a century. Now we start with an open mindset that can think big.”
Federal Parliament of Nepal · House of Representatives
“We, the 11 undersigned Members of Parliament, will facilitate policy hurdles, cooperate, extend support, remove legal obstacles, and resolve every kind of problem arising at the government level.”
We will open the path for investment starting with piloting of minimum 10,000 ropani in each constituency, pacing towards our milestone of being one of the premium quality coffee exporters in the global market.
Joint Statement on Establishing a Billion+ USD Nepalese Coffee Market
The signatories
11 constituencies · 7 districts- 01Sagar DhakalMP, Gulmi 1
- 02Govinda PanthiMP, Gulmi 2
- 03Hari BhusalMP, Arghakhanchi
- 04Sushnat VadikMP, Pyuthan
- 05Sushil KhadkaMP, Baglung 1
- 06Som SharmaMP, Baglung 2
- 07Sagar BhusalMP, Parbat
- 08Dhananjaye RegmiMP, Syangja 1
- 09Jabillal DumreMP, Syangja 2
- 10Sandip RanaMP, Palpa 1
- 11Madhav ThapaMP, Palpa 2
Copied for support to
- Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
- Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Environment
- Agriculture, Cooperatives and Natural Resources Committee
- National Tea and Coffee Development Board
- FNCCI
- Nepal Chamber of Commerce
- Confederation of Nepalese Industries
- Nepal Coffee Producers Association
- Ministry of Finance
Where Nepal stands today
Annual coffee production, tonnes. Nepal's bar is real: 501 t is 0.03% of Vietnam's harvest.
- Vietnam · #2 globally · exporter2,000,000 t
- Colombia · #3 globally · exporter892,140 t
- Ethiopia · #5 globally · exporter575,700 t
- Nepal · #56 globally · net importer501 t
Source: Joint Statement of 11 MPs, peer comparison table.
Share of coffee potential in use
0.3%
3,659 ha cultivated of ~1.1 million ha suitable. 99.7% of the market is untouched.
$16bn
Value-chain potential at Rs 1 lakh per ropani
$32bn
With the multi-layer crop model (×2)
The pilot phase alone, 110,000 ropani (0.5% of national potential), is projected in the statement to earn Rs 22 arba a year within 5–7 years across the whole value chain.
The proven model
Over nine years, the Lumpeki Coffee Krishi tatha Pashupankshi Samuha built about 500 ropani of shade-grown coffee at Thulo Lumpek, one landslide and one replanting at a time. Every number in the scale-up starts from this farm.
Thulo Lumpek, Satyawati RM, Gulmi · ~1,400 m · drains to the Kaligandaki
40
women already working the coffee
~500
ropani under coffee today
~50,000
coffee plants, 9 years of work
10,000
ropani: the investment case
- 2074 BS
First 2,500 plants go in on family land.
- 2076 BS
Flood and landslide destroy much of the planting. The group replants.
- 2077–82
2,000–5,000 new plants a year, through shared group labour (parma).
- 2083 BS
~20,000 new seedlings in one season. The model is proven.
Farmer & community impact
At maturity the Lumpek estate alone puts about Rs 25 crore a year into local hands: wages, rent and a community fund that pays for schools and health, plus the cooperative's 30% share of profits. Landowners keep their land, and it comes back improved.
Into local hands every year
Rs 25 crore
Scenario 2 at maturity, Lumpek only, plus the cooperative's 30% share of profits. Multiply by eleven for the programme.
- Harvest wagesRs 9.45 cr
- Field maintenanceRs 7 cr
- Community Development FundRs 5.34 cr
- Land rentRs 1.69 cr
- Women master leadersRs 1.44 cr
Source: Lumpek Business Plan, Figure 11.1.
40
women master leaders, the “diamonds” of the Lumpek group, run the field system.
Each looks after 250 ropani (about 25,000 plants), with a career path to area and district lead.
~1,000
landowner households paid rent, about Rs 15,000 a year each
~1,000
people a day at peak planting, in crews of 20 with two days off a week
~25
women-run satellite nurseries earning about Rs 12 lakh each
~440
full-time jobs at maturity, plus ~1,500 seasonal in year one
Community Development Fund
3% of every rupee of revenue, about Rs 5.3 crore a year at maturity, governed by a ward-level committee with a yearly public hearing and social audit.
- Education35%Twin 3–5 schools with a Kathmandu school; labs; 100 scholarships a year
- Health insurance25%Every worker and member household enrolled in national health insurance
- Health services20%Upgraded health post, monthly specialist camps, ambulance fund
- Roads and tracks15%Farm tracks kept passable year-round; 50:50 with the palika
- Psychological support5%Counsellor, women's group sessions, support for migrant families
Regenerative by design
A five-floor agroforest instead of a monoculture. The soil, the canopy and the water all end up better than before.
1,000 t
biochar in the planting pits, made from cleared lantana and bush
4,000 t
hot compost from 2,000 field hubs; nothing burnt in the open
50–60%
shade canopy kept; no clear-felling of useful trees
0
synthetic fertiliser or pesticide planned: de facto organic
Carbon upside, not in the base case: biochar removal credits (Puro.earth, Verra VM0044) and agroforestry carbon once production is measured and registered.
Four Sustainable Development Goals carry most of the impact
The same 10,000 ropani that earn investors a return also raise rural incomes, grow food, put women in charge of the field system and produce coffee responsibly.
Five-floor agroforestry grows banana, fruit, cardamom, chilli, ginger, turmeric and yam beside the coffee, on land that is now fallow or bush.
We measure: Food crops harvested per ropani; household food security.
Forty women already work the Lumpek coffee. Women master leaders and ~25 women-run nurseries lead the field system, with paid roles and training.
We measure: Women in paid and leadership roles; nursery income.
No burning and no synthetic inputs planned; pulp composted; eco-pulpers cut processing water by about 80%; every lot traceable from cooperative to cup.
We measure: Water per kg of coffee; waste composted; share of traceable lots.
Regenerative agroforestry
Coffee carries the project on the main floor. Spice, roots, fruit and timber fill the floors above and below, earning cash from year one, shading out pests and feeding the soil.
Floor 2 · Main floor
Core crop · 100 plants per ropani, ~105 kg green coffee
Crops: Arabica coffee. Climbers on the shade trees add black pepper, passion fruit.
What each floor earns
Gross income per ropani a year at full bearing: Rs 219,680 in all. Coffee at Scenario 2 earns Rs 168,000; the other floors and the climbers add about Rs 51,680. The cash flow books only 30% of their net margin (about Rs 9,900 a ropani) until local trials prove the yields.
- Floor 2 · Main floorRs 168,000
- Floor 4 · Top canopyRs 18,000
- Floor 3 · Mid canopyRs 11,400
- Floor 0 · UndergroundRs 9,100
- Ladder · climbers on shade treesRs 6,880
- Floor 1 · GroundRs 6,300
Source: Kali Coffee financial model, Multilayer sheet; coffee at Scenario 2. Gross, before costs.
From seed to export
The nursery is the true critical path: seed beds must be sown in Magh 2083 for planting to start in Falgun 2084. The land chain runs in parallel with about six months of float.
Mangsir 2083
Seed collection
1,200 kg hand-picked from the best 8–10-year-old Lumpek bushes.
Magh 2083
Seed beds sown
The critical path: a month lost here is a month lost in planting.
Kartik 2084
Leases and loan in place
25-year Bhumi Bank leases signed; bank consortium drawn.
Mangsir–Falgun 2084
Clear, compost, dig
~1,000 people a day in crews of 20; 10 lakh pits.
Falgun–Asar 2084/85
Planting
10 lakh seedlings, with banana shade and temporary nets.
2087/88
First real harvest
Village wet mills and the central dry mill come online.
2090/91
Full bearing
~1,050 t of green coffee a year, about twice Nepal's 2024 output.
How fast the trees come into bearing
Share of mature yield, by year after planting. Hover for values.
Green coffee at maturity, tonnes a year
Scenario 2 assumes 7 kg of cherry per plant, about 2.1 t of green coffee per hectare. Nepal's national average today is 0.19 t/ha.
501 t
750 t
1,050 t
1,500 t
Nepal's 2024 outputScenario 1 · PessimisticScenario 2 · BaseScenario 3 · Optimistic
In Scenario 2, Lumpek alone grows about twice Nepal's entire 2024 production. Source: Lumpek Business Plan, chapter 10.
Processing, GI brand & market
A Rs 9 crore processing network of ten village wet mills, a central dry mill and a cupping lab is built before the first real harvest. Nepal is a net importer of coffee, so the home specialty market comes first and export is built in parallel.
1Field
Selective red-cherry picking; same-day carry by doko or mule
2Village wet mill
10 eco-pulpers; ferment 24–36 h; dry on raised beds
3Central dry mill
Hull, grade, density sort; cupping lab with a Q-grader
4Domestic roasters
Kathmandu, Pokhara, Butwal: replaces ~450 t of imports
5Export
Kolkata port → Europe, Japan, Korea, Australia
From cherry to cup
Quality is decided at every step between the bush and the roaster. Every lot is cupped by a Q-grader; 80+ points to carry the name.
1Green cherries ripen slowly at altitude
2Only red cherries are hand-picked
3A ripe cluster ready for the mill
4Pulping the same day as picking
5Drying parchment on raised beds
6Turning parchment on open-air beds
7Winnowing graded green coffee
8Roasting for domestic cafés
9Roasted and ready for the cup
Images are illustrative of the processes Kali Coffee will use; they were not taken at the project sites.
Where each kilo's Rs 1,600 goes
Base-case realised price per kg of green coffee
- Cherry at farm priceRs 780
- Harvest labourRs 90
- ProcessingRs 120
- Logistics and packagingRs 120
- Marketing, certification, GIRs 48
- Rent, overheads, community fund, debt and profitRs 442
Rs 1,600/kg is the Scenario 2 price; Nepal's specialty exports earned about US$12.80/kg in FY2022/23. Source: Kali Coffee financial model.
The Kali Coffee code
Future geographical-indication specification
- Arabica only
- Grown in the catchments of the Kaligandaki and its tributaries
- Altitude of 1,000 m or more (ideally 1,200–1,600 m)
- Shade-grown
- No synthetic agrochemicals
- Washed at registered mills
- Cup score of 80+
- Traceable lot by lot to the cooperative
Nepal has no GI law yet. The route: register “Kali Coffee” as a collective trademark now, owned by a producers' association for the whole watershed, while the 11 MPs table a GI bill.
The Lumpek investment case
Rs 61.6 crore of capital cost and Rs 71.3 crore of peak funding (~US$5.4 m). Three scenarios from the Kali Coffee financial model in constant 2083 prices; Scenario 2 is the base case. Even the pessimistic scenario returns 28.9%.
- 1
Lease
25-year Bhumi Bank leases; rent paid every year
- 2
Grow
Five-floor shade agroforestry, 100 plants per ropani
- 3
Process
Village wet mills, central dry mill, Q-grader lab
- 4
Sell
Domestic roasters first, then export lots
- 5
Share
Rent, wages, 30% cooperative stake, 3% community fund
- 45.9%
- Real post-tax project IRR
- 64.2%
- Real equity IRR
- 682Rs cr
- NPV at 8% real (~US$51 m)
- 9.8×
- Minimum debt-service cover
- 5years
- Payback (2088/89)
- 67%
- EBITDA margin at maturity
Three scenarios
Real post-tax project IRR and real equity IRR, by scenario.
- Project IRR
- Equity IRR
28.9%
41.4%
45.9%
64.2%
66.9%
88.3%
Scenario 1 · PessimisticScenario 2 · BaseScenario 3 · Optimistic
| Scenario | 1 · Pessimistic | 2 · Base | 3 · Optimistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yield (kg cherry/plant) | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Green price (Rs/kg) | 1,200 | 1,600 | 2,100 |
| Green coffee at maturity | 750 t | 1,050 t | 1,500 t |
| Mature revenue (Rs cr) | 99.9 | 177.9 | 324.9 |
| Mature EBITDA (Rs cr) | 55.0 | 118.4 | 241.8 |
| Project IRR (real, post-tax) | 28.9% | 45.9% | 66.9% |
| Equity IRR (real) | 41.4% | 64.2% | 88.3% |
| NPV at 8% (Rs cr) | 273.7 | 682.0 | 1,475.6 |
| Payback | Year 7 | Year 5 | Year 5 |
| Minimum DSCR | 4.3× | 9.8× | 21.7× |
| Peak funding (Rs cr) | 74.5 | 71.3 | 65.6 |
Source: Kali Coffee 10,000-ropani financial model (Excel), scenario switch 1 · 2 · 3; real 2083 prices, 8% real discount rate.
Where the money goes
Capital cost, Rs crore: Rs 61.6 crore (~US$4.6 m) in total, about Rs 61,600 per ropani, including a 20% contingency.
- Clearing, ploughing and pits11.32
- Processing network (10 wet mills, dry mill, lab)9.00
- Compost, shredders and biochar8.28
- Shade, banana and planting7.01
- Irrigation and terraces5.50
- Nursery and seedlings5.22
- Vehicles, PMU and farm tracks4.55
- Bhumi Bank paperwork0.45
- Contingency (20%)10.27
Source: Lumpek Business Plan, Figure 10.2.
Where it comes from: Rs 71.3 crore
Peak funding in Scenario 2: one rupee in ten from grants, more than half from a bank loan, and Rs 25 crore of equity from the Gulmeli diaspora and domestic investors.
- GrantsRs 7.1 crPMAMP Super Zone, NTCDB, province, palika
- Bank debtRs 39.2 crADBL/RBB consortium · 5-yr grace, NRB subsidy
- EquityRs 25.0 crDiaspora investment company · the round now open
What the bank should require
Signed letters of intent from at least two domestic roasters and one export buyer; registered 25-year leases; insurance on trees, mills and vehicles assigned to the lender; a six-month debt-service reserve; and audited accounts from a single incorporated borrower.
Scenario 2 in detail
Revenue (coffee plus intercrop margin) and EBITDA, Rs crore a year. Hover for values.
- Revenue
- EBITDA
Key assumptions, Scenario 2
- 7 kg cherry per plant at maturity, about 2.1 t green per hectare (Nepal's average today: 0.19 t/ha)
- Green price Rs 1,600/kg; 6 kg cherry make 1 kg green; 90% field survival
- Land rent Rs 1,500/ropani, rising 2% a year; wages Rs 1,000/day
- Capex Rs 61.6 crore incl. 20% contingency; 8% real discount rate
Yield and price move it most
Sensitivity of the Scenario 2 pre-tax IRR around its 48.5% base.
- Yield +30%56.1%
- Price +20%55.1%
- Fixed opex +20%46.0%
- Capex +20%44.8%
- Price −20%40.7%
- Yield −30%39.2%
Source: Lumpek Business Plan, Figure 10.5.
Caution
Yield and price matter more than any other number. A 30% yield shortfall cuts the pre-tax IRR from 48.5% to 39.2%, and Nepal's national-average yield brings it down to about 23%.
The plan's agronomy, altitude rules and a land-rent floor near Rs 1,500 per ropani exist to protect the return.
A hybrid SPV: investor capital, farmer ownership
A diaspora investment company puts in all the cash equity for 70%. The farmers' cooperative holds 30% free-carried, earned by assigning the Bhumi Bank leases, its nursery know-how and its labour. Investor IRR after the cooperative's carried share is 54.4% in Scenario 2. Shares are Rs 100; open tickets start at Rs 1 lakh.
Farmers' no-loss guarantees
- Land rent is paid even in bad years.
- Wages at agreed rates, paid on time: Rs 1,000 a day; leaders Rs 1,200.
- The cooperative's 30% stake costs no cash and is not diluted before payback.
- 3% of revenue goes to the Community Development Fund.
Returns are Scenario 2 (base case) projections from the Kali Coffee Lumpek Business Plan 2083/84 and its financial model (constant 2083 prices). They depend on yield, price, lease terms and financing, and are not guaranteed.
Invest with us · three packages
The Kaligandaki is fed by a source, joined by tributaries and made strong where they meet. Kali Coffee's Rs 25 crore equity round is built the same way. Every package holds the same shares and earns the same return; what changes is how close you stand to the farm.
Package 01 · Founder
Source
Where the river begins.
Rs 1 crore
100,000 shares at Rs 100
Ownership
4.0% of the investment company: about 2.8% of Kali Coffee SPV.
Paid in three calls: Rs 32 lakh (2083/84), Rs 43 lakh (2084/85), Rs 25 lakh (2086/87).
Returns
Investor IRR 54.4% (Scenario 2); 34.2% if yields disappoint. Capital back by year 5 (2088/89).
Net cash gain by 2093/94
~Rs 11.2 croreScenario 2
~Rs 3.7 croreScenario 1
Privileges
- Up to 14 nights' free farm stay a year at Lumpek for up to four guests, with meals at a farming family's table
- A 10-ropani Source terrace named for you, GPS-mapped, with a yearly harvest report and photographs
- 12 kg of roasted Kali Coffee a year, plus 50 co-branded gift bags
- First call on each year's micro-lots and a private cupping with our Q-grader
- A seat on the Investor Advisory Council; your name on the founding partners' wall at the dry mill
Your share of the impact
- 140 ropani of fallow land brought into production
- ~14,000 coffee plants and ~1,500 shade and fruit trees
- ~15 t of green coffee a year; ~14 t of biochar into the soil
- ~6 full-time and ~20 seasonal jobs; rent to ~14 landowner families
Package 02 · Partner
Confluence
Where the streams become one.
Rs 50 lakh
50,000 shares at Rs 100
Ownership
2.0% of the investment company: about 1.4% of Kali Coffee SPV.
Paid in three calls: Rs 16 lakh, Rs 21.5 lakh and Rs 12.5 lakh.
Returns
Investor IRR 54.4% (Scenario 2); 34.2% if yields disappoint. Capital back by year 5 (2088/89).
Net cash gain by 2093/94
~Rs 5.6 croreScenario 2
~Rs 1.9 croreScenario 1
Privileges
- Up to 7 nights' free farm stay a year for two guests
- A terrace marker in your name, with a photo report each harvest
- 6 kg of roasted Kali Coffee a year, plus 20 gift bags
- Micro-lot access after Source partners
- A vote for the Investor Advisory Council; quarterly reports; Harvest Week invitation
Your share of the impact
- 70 ropani of fallow land brought into production
- ~7,000 coffee plants and ~750 shade and fruit trees
- ~7 t of green coffee a year; ~7 t of biochar
- ~3 full-time and ~10 seasonal jobs; rent to ~7 families
Package 03 · Member
Tributary
Every river is made of them.
Rs 20 lakh
20,000 shares at Rs 100
Ownership
0.8% of the investment company: about 0.56% of Kali Coffee SPV.
Paid in three calls: Rs 6.4 lakh, Rs 8.6 lakh and Rs 5 lakh.
Returns
Investor IRR 54.4% (Scenario 2); 34.2% if yields disappoint. Capital back by year 5 (2088/89).
Net cash gain by 2093/94
~Rs 2.2 croreScenario 2
~Rs 74 lakhScenario 1
Privileges
- 3 nights' free farm stay a year for two guests
- A digital share certificate and a QR code that traces a lot from your terraces
- 3 kg of roasted Kali Coffee a year
- Annual impact dashboard and a vote at the AGM; Harvest Week invitation
Your share of the impact
- 28 ropani of fallow land brought into production
- ~2,800 coffee plants and ~300 shade and fruit trees
- ~3 t of green coffee a year; ~3 t of biochar
- ~1 full-time and ~4 seasonal jobs; rent to ~3 families
Not ready for a package? Open shares stay available to the wider diaspora from Rs 1 lakh at Rs 100 a share.
The packages side by side
Scroll sideways on small screens
| Term | Source | Confluence | Tributary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ticket | Rs 1 crore | Rs 50 lakh | Rs 20 lakh |
| Shares at Rs 100 | 100,000 | 50,000 | 20,000 |
| Stake in the investment company | 4.0% | 2.0% | 0.8% |
| Look-through stake in Kali Coffee SPV | ~2.8% | ~1.4% | ~0.56% |
| Investor IRR, Scenario 1 · 2 · 3 | 34.2% · 54.4% · 76.3% | 34.2% · 54.4% · 76.3% | 34.2% · 54.4% · 76.3% |
| Net cash gain by 2093/94, Scenario 2 | ~Rs 11.2 crore | ~Rs 5.6 crore | ~Rs 2.2 crore |
| Net cash gain by 2093/94, Scenario 1 | ~Rs 3.7 crore | ~Rs 1.9 crore | ~Rs 74 lakh |
| Free farm stay each year | 14 nights, 4 guests | 7 nights, 2 guests | 3 nights, 2 guests |
| Roasted coffee each year | 12 kg + 50 gift bags | 6 kg + 20 gift bags | 3 kg |
| Recognition | Named 10-ropani terrace; founders' wall | Terrace marker | QR-traced lot |
| Voice | Advisory Council seat | Votes for the Council | AGM vote |
| Land brought into production | 140 ropani | 70 ropani | 28 ropani |
| Best for | Family offices, diaspora groups and impact funds who want a hand in the founding. | Professionals and business owners in Nepal and abroad. | First-time investors and NRN families who want a real stake in their home district. |
Returns from the Kali Coffee 10,000-ropani financial model: investor cash flow after the cooperative's carried 30%, real 2083 prices. Impact is each ticket's share of the Rs 71.3 crore project funding. Indicative terms, to be fixed in the shareholder agreement.
Cash back per Rs 1 lakh invested
Cumulative, after repaying capital, Scenario 2. Multiply by your ticket in lakh: Source ×100, Confluence ×50, Tributary ×20.
Y0 = 2083/84. Capital is back in year 5 (2088/89). In Scenario 1 the same Rs 1 lakh ends at about Rs 3.7 lakh, with capital back in year 6. Source: Kali Coffee financial model, investor cash flow.
Terms common to every package
- One share class: every rupee earns the same return; packages differ only in privileges
- Shares in the diaspora investment company, which owns 70% of Kali Coffee SPV; the farmers' cooperative holds a carried 30%
- Capital called in three tranches as the farm is built; first distributions expected in year 4
- Five-year lock-in, then transfers to other members with a right of first refusal
- Audited accounts and an impact report every year; privileges last while the shares are held
- Open shares from Rs 1 lakh remain available to the wider diaspora
Please read
Returns are projections from the Kali Coffee financial model, not promises. Scenario 2 assumes 7 kg of cherry a plant, far above Nepal's average today; Scenario 1 shows the effect of weaker yields and prices. An unlisted farm company carries a risk of loss, and investors resident abroad need Nepal's foreign-investment approval. Final terms will be set in the shareholder agreement.
The seven districts
The joint statement maps coffee-suitable land across seven districts on the Kaligandaki. The 110,000-ropani programme uses only about 2.3% of it. Select a district to see its land, its pilots and its place in the roll-out.
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- Column height: suitable land
- Core: highly suitable land
- One dot per 10,000-ropani pilot
- Kali Gandaki (approximate course)
Gulmi
गुल्मीNursery start 2083/84 · first pilot, fully costed
- Coffee-suitable land
- 44,973 ha
- Highly suitable
- 5,639 ha
- Pilots (constituencies)
- 2 × 10,000 ropani
- Lead crops beyond coffee
- Banana, ginger, turmeric
Share of the 7-district suitable land18.4%
Signatory MPs
Sagar Dhakal (Gulmi 1) · Govinda Panthi (Gulmi 2)
Suitable-area figures: Joint Statement of 11 MPs, Table 1. Map positions are district centroids; the river course is indicative.
Lumpek is the proof. The template travels.
This investment case covers Lumpek only. Two further sites are being prepared on the same model, sharing its brand, seed, nurseries, dry mill and buyers. Their figures are indicative until each has its own DPR.
A · This investment case
10,000 ropani
Thulo Lumpek, Satyawati RM, Gulmi
- Green coffee
- ~1,050 t / yr
- Revenue
- ~Rs 177.9 cr / yr
- Peak funding
- Rs 71.3 cr
- Full-time jobs
- ~440
Full investment case
B · Next site
15,000 ropani
Kaligandaki RM, Gulmi · 10,013 ropani GIS-mapped
- Green coffee
- ~1,575 t / yr
- Revenue
- ~Rs 267 cr / yr
- Peak funding
- ~Rs 107 cr
- Full-time jobs
- ~660
GIS-mapped; DPR next
C · Satellite block
5,000 ropani
Modi RM, Parbat
- Green coffee
- ~525 t / yr
- Revenue
- ~Rs 89 cr / yr
- Peak funding
- ~Rs 36 cr+
- Full-time jobs
- ~220
Scoping; DPR next
Sites B and C are scaled pro rata from the Lumpek model's Scenario 2, before site surveys. ‘+’ marks where a smaller site will cost more per ropani.
“By 2100 BS, a billion-dollar Kaligandaki coffee origin: 110,000 ropani across eleven constituencies, a protected Geographical Indication, and a centenary of Nepali coffee celebrated in strength rather than fragility.”
Investor portal & document hub
The Lumpek Business Plan, the bankable report and the live financial model are shared with qualified partners. Request access through the partner form and we will send you a personal code.
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- Access codes travel in the request body, never in the URL
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Kali Coffee data room
Secure connectionPartner with Kali Coffee
Diaspora investors, banks, development partners, roasters and researchers: tell us how you would like to take part. We reply within five working days, with data-room access where appropriate.
- 1Tell us your interestA few details so we can route you to the right team.
- 2Receive the data roomQualified partners get a personal access code for the DPR and model.
- 3Meet the projectA call with the SPV, the cooperative and the field team in Gulmi.