Agriculture

For generations, people in eastern Bhutan have relied on maize as their main crop and staple food. But that trend...

Farmers in Khar Gewog, Pema Gatshel, have begun producing cooking oil from their homegrown sunflowers. They are doing so using...

Nubee Om Nyamlay Detshen, one of the oldest milk processing units in Trongsa, faced challenges for years due to its...

Once dominated by the cultivation of wheat and potatoes, Haa is gradually seeing new crops take root. For some farmers,...

Remote yet fertile, farmers of Ngambinang in Trashigang’s Yangnyer Gewog have been into large-scale vegetable farming for years. The village...

From chewing doma at home to selling in towns, Bhutan’s appetite for betel leaf shows no sign of slowing. While...

Sichuan pepper, locally known as Thingye has become a valuable source of income for the people of Nubi Gewog in...

Farmers of Khamaedthang chiwog in Samdrup Jongkhar will now have water for their fields throughout the year. Their old irrigation...

An extra source of income does not stretch the purse, it rather fills it. In Pema Gatshel’s Khar Gewog, farmers...

The aroma of freshly picked mushrooms and the sound of music filled the air at the two-day Matsutake Mushroom Festival,...