Agriculture

In a record-breaking year for Bhutanese potato farmers, the Food Corporation of Bhutan’s auction yard in Phuentshogling has registered its...

Cattle owners in Bhutan may be exempt from paying the cattle tax if the Cattle Tax Exemption Bill of 2024...

Over one thousand households in Tsirang, whose fruit trees and cardamom plants were damaged by an unprecedented hailstorm in April,...

Mandarin growers across the country continue to struggle with citrus fruit drops caused by citrus fruit flies, leading to the...

The government’s initiative to distribute power tillers to chiwogs several years ago has generally benefitted rural communities. Due to various...

Beekeeping is becoming a sustainable source of income in various parts of the country. In Pema Gatshel, a man in...

In Samdrup Jongkhar, eight households in Wangphu Gewog’s Pangthang village are reviving upland paddy cultivation, a practice common in the...

Mandarin farmers in the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region who are once accustomed to the stable climate that supported their mandarin...

Bhutan’s initiatives in sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation provide valuable lessons for neighbouring countries facing similar challenges. Food and Agriculture...

Unlike last year, mandarin orange growers in Tsirang are concerned about the poor quality and low production of oranges. Residents...