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Chhukha is one of the 14 districts identified for quinoa cultivation. Last year, heavy rainfall affected the crop yield in the district. However, with collective efforts, officials aim to scale up production. To promote the nutrient-dense crop, the gewog administration and the National Centre for Organic Agriculture recently organised a farmer’s field day in Samphelling Gewog, where people showed interest...

In Sarpang, commuters travelling along the Chhoekhorling road in Dekiling Gewog are set to benefit from a much-needed road blacktop. A 3.1-kilometre stretch from the Gelephu-Sarpang highway till Jigme Wangchuck Power Training Institute is being blacktopped. Until today, the road was riddled with potholes, making travel inconvenient. The road was blacktopped in 2013 and since then, no major maintenance was...

As food producers working in the open space, farmers face the impacts of climate change first-hand, often at the cost of their safety. To ensure that policymakers hear these concerns and accordingly bring about solutions, the Asian Development Bank Institute has brought together farmers from Bhutan, India, and Nepal with international researchers, organisations, and policymakers for the Climate and Resilient...

Bhutan’s unique approach to development, based on Buddhism and the philosophy of Gross National Happiness, continues to attract global attention. Scholars, researchers, and thought leaders are particularly interested in this principle. Today, 20 students from Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the world’s top universities, are in the country to explore Buddhism, Meditation and GNH. The trip is being...