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  • Regional Director of ICA-AP visits Bhutan

    Posted on by ICTD, MoAF

    UntitledThe Regional Director of the International Cooperative Alliance for Asia and the Pacific Region (ICA-AP), Mr Balasubramanian Iyer, accompanied by the Secretary, ICA-AP Youth Committee, arrived in the country on 10th January, 2015, to attend the National Youth seminar titled “Youth Cooperation for the young, by the young” held on 11th January with a participation of more than 150 youth, government officials, officials from International Organizations and Non-Profit Organizations. The event was organized by Bhutan’s Youth Committee Member of ICA-AP with support from ICA-AP, New Delhi and Department of Agricultural Marketing and Cooperatives (DAMC), Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF).

    The program was mainly organized to create awareness on youth cooperatives as youth are the future of the nation and what with increasing unemployment in the country, cooperative enterprises could be the future of our youth. The program also highlighted the role of the ICA in Bhutan’s cooperative movement since it’s registration as an associate member of the ICA in July 2013.

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  • Quotation for airfare

    Posted on by ICTD, MoAF

    Department of Agricultural Marketing and Cooperatives would like to request the ticketing agents to submit your Airfare quotation rates as per the terms and conditions listed below:

    A:  Economy class (1pax)

     

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  • Congratulations to National Order of Merit and Silver recipients

    Posted on by Keshav Gurung

    The Department of Agricultural Marketing and Cooperatives (DAMC), Ministry of Agriculture & Forests  would like to congratulate Agriculture and Livestock Cooperatives, Forest Management Groups and Individual farmers for having received “National Order of Merit, Silver” on 17 December 2014 from His Majesty the King. This award will be an inspiration to all the Farmers Groups, Cooperatives and individual farmers in the country.

    List of award recipients

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  • Buckwheat flour at B-COOP Shop

    Posted on by Keshav Gurung

    UntitledBuckwheat is considered as one of the staple food items in the country.In the last few years, there seems to be a decline in buckwheat flour consumers leading to production declination as well. But today, considering the major health benefits of the product, i.e. lowering the risk of diabetes and also other lifestyle related diseases, people have shown a lot of interest towards the product.

    And incase if you are the one looking forward to changing your diet regime and shifting to a healthy diet plan, please start by trying the naturally grown buckwheat from Haa. A group of dedicated farmers from Langpa Nobgang Sanam Detshen, Haa Dzongkhag, are not only focusing towards revamping the buckwheat production but also trying to produce on a large scale employing many individuals. These groups of concerned farmers are also looking forward to preserving our age old healthy delicious food items such as Khule, Puta, Hoentey, etc. associated to Buckwheat, which are not consumed these days mainly due to non-availability of Buckwheat flour.

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  • Buckwheat Flour Trial Marketing

    Posted on by ICTD, MoAF

    UntitledHis Excellency the Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bhutan inaugurated the Buckwheat flour trial marketing by Langpa-Nobgang Sonam Detshen from Samar Geog in Haa on 23 November, 2014. The opening of the trial marketing has been attended by H. E. the Agriculture Minister, Secretary and heads of the different departments from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests.

    The main objective of the trial marketing has been focused on making the consumers aware of the availability of the product at different locations such as B-Coop shops at main town and Motithang (above BoD). The trial marketing was organized and supported by the farmers group, Dzongkhag Agriculture Sector-Haa and DAMC.

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