Agriculture

For years, unreliable water supplies have affected households and farmers across six gewogs in Tsirang. Limited water meant families had...

Farmers in the lower part of Radhi Gewog in Trashigang are now preserving Handa Tengma. It is a traditional beaten...

Climate change is making farming less predictable. Changing rainfall, rising temperatures and more frequent extreme weather are forcing farmers to...

Wheat is a major cash crop for farmers in Bumthang. However, farmers there are often unable to harvest their crop...

Bhutan’s relationship with water is growing uncertain. Climate change is putting increasing pressure on its water resources, threatening drinking water...

The land Bhutan uses to grow food has been shrinking. The country’s first Food Balance Sheet Report shows the total...

Farmers of Rekhey chiwog in Samdrup Jongkhar’s Dewathang Gewog are looking forward to a better paddy harvest this season. After...

Farmer groups and agribusinesses struggling to expand their production may soon get a helping hand. The government is introducing a...

Farmers in Monggar are increasingly shifting to large-scale fruit cultivation, moving away from growing maize and other traditional crops. This...

Poor potato harvest this year has left farmers in Trashigang worried about their annual income. They say yields have dropped...