Agriculture

Apple cultivation used to be a thriving farming activity in Haa. However, records maintained with the National Statistics Bureau show...

The practice of extracting mustard oil was once considered obsolete in Zhemgang, as imported cooking oils became widely available in...

Khamaedthang residents of Phuentshogthang Gewog in Samdrup Jongkhar are struggling to deal with a double trouble posed by pests and...

In the last six years, Bhutan has seen a rapid decline in the rice self-sufficiency ratio. From 47 per cent...

Ground apple, locally known as Yuese Yacon, once a highly-priced cash crop in Tsirang, is gradually losing its charm among...

After waiting for more than eight months without a proper buyer, quinoa farmers of Bartsham Gewog in Trashigang finally got...

After investing much of their time and resources into cultivating chilli, farmers of Dewathang Gewog in Samdrup Jongkhar have met...

To address water shortages and declining water quality in the country, a new USD 8.9 M project which is equivalent...

Pineapple growers of Dungmin Gewog in Pema Gatshel are unable to make much profit from the sale of the fruit...

India has agreed to export 79,000 metric tonnes of non-basmati white rice to Bhutan, annually. The Indian government recently announced,...