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Shaoulee Food Products, a social enterprise based in Thimphu and founded in 2014, has played a pivotal role in uplifting farmers and rural communities. By offering a stable market and better prices for grains, Shaoulee not only boosts farmers' incomes but also empowers women, who make up the majority of its workforce. Currently, working with over 3500 farmers from across...

Finding a washroom at an event, a proper usable one is a headache you face at almost all public gatherings. But this may change for the better soon. The Bhutan Toilet Organisation, a non-governmental organisation, has come up with a solution- mobile toilet buses, which are basically toilets constructed inside buses. These mobile toilets will go around social events providing...

The best ideas often stem from simple observations. This is true for a couple in Tsangkha Gewog in Dagana. After experiencing strawberry farming first-hand and attending various agricultural training programmes, the couple found a new inspiration. They turned their vision into reality by venturing into mass strawberry farming. Today, their family is one of the first large-scale strawberry growers in...

The people of Yebisa Chiwog in Punakha, once relying on chilli cultivation, are now adapting to the changing climate that has introduced new challenges. Experts say the warmer temperatures and unpredictable weather patterns could have allowed pests to thrive, significantly impacting chilli production. In response, farmers are shifting their focus to cucumber seedlings, which are less vulnerable to pests and...