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Cardamom has become a key source of income for farmers of Samdrup Jongkhar’s Tshotshalu village. Farmers can sell cardamom for as high as 1,700 ngultrum per kilogramme this year, a significant increase compared to last year’s price of around 500 ngultrum.  The price rise is providing a boost to farmer’s livelihoods. 75-year-old Ngawang Gyetshen has cultivated cardamom on more than...

Vegetables are a key source of income for farmers. But in most places, farmers lack a proper market to sell their produce. Similarly, farmers residing near Nganglam town in Pema Gatshel have been selling their goods in open spaces. Now, with the completion of a newly constructed two-story building, they no longer have to endure the heat and dust to...

Her Majesty Queen Mother Sangay Choden Wangchuck awarded the first-ever Living Legend Award in Weaving Culture to 90-year-old Sithar Lhamo today in the capital. The award was established under the Weaving into the Future Programme. It honours individuals who have made outstanding contributions to preserving rich textile heritage and supporting community development within the hand-woven textile industry. Sither Lhamo, from...

Residents of Bjimithang Chiwog in Punakha's Dzomi Gewog, are increasingly worried as they are unable to cultivate crops in winter due to unreliable irrigation water supply. Despite receiving seeds from the government, people say the erratic water supply might delay their work, leaving fields uncultivated during winter. The villagers had planned to use the paddy fields this winter to cultivate...