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Globally, there are nearly 500 million farm households or farming families, most of which are small and have limited capacity to adapt to climate change. Yet, these households are responsible for producing almost 80 per cent of the food, making them crucial to food systems. In Bhutan, the Climate and Resilient Agriculture for Sustainable Development Conference aimed at placing these...

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...

Farmers in southern districts have always taken advantage of warmer climatic conditions. They grow vegetables and crops earlier than those in higher altitudes. While some parts of the country remain covered in thick blankets of snow, farmers in Tsirang are gearing up to harvest the year’s first batch of early Bhutanese chillies. Every year, chillies from Tsirang hit the markets...

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...