Agriculture

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock plans to roll out the long-awaited National Crop and Livestock Insurance scheme for rural...

To boost agribusiness and market connectivity for farmers in the east, a three-day Agri Trade Fair is underway in Samdrup...

A lack of proper irrigation channels makes paddy cultivation difficult because it directly limits the water supply, a necessity for...

Farmers in most parts of the country are reaping the benefits of the government’s chain-link fence project. In places where...

Cardamom has been the lifeline for farmers of Norjangsa in Tsirang’s Dunglagang Gewog. For over a decade, farmers have been...

Sunflower cultivation is fast gaining popularity among farmers at Khar Gewog in Pema Gatshel. Thanks to the gewog administration’s initiative,...

As the paddy harvest season begins in Paro, a combination of machinery shortage and wildlife attack is threatening the annual...

Mountain Hazelnuts harvested a record 10 metric tonnes of nuts last year, 14 years after the first harvest began. The...

The Buyang-Khamdang irrigation channel continues to sustain over 600 households in Tashi Yangtse’s Khamdang Gewog. This simple yet vital lifeline...

More farmers of Bartsham gewog in Trashigang are turning to quinoa farming. Until recently, they were hesitant to grow the...