Ministry of Agriculture and Forests

13-14 September, Thimphu: To prepare Bhutan for the UN Global Food Systems Summit, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests is convening the National Dialogue on Bhutan’s Food Systems.

The national dialogue brings together around 30 participants from the government, private sector, CSOs, youth, women and development partners to identify unique pathways to transform the nation’s food systems and the RNR sector through multi-stakeholder consultations.

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8 September, Thimphu: The Hon’ble Dasho Thinley Namgyel is the new Secretary for the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests. His Majesty The King conferred him a Trashi Khadar yesterday at the Tashi Chho Dzong.

Prior to the appointment, Dasho was serving as the Secretary of the Gross National Happiness Commission (GNHC). He started his career in 1989 as a Trainee Officer under the Ministry of Economic Affairs. He worked for the Ministry of Finance between the years 1991-2004. He joined the GNHC in 2007 as a Chief Program Coordinator and later served as the GNHC Director. He was appointed the GNHC Secretary in 2016.

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Farmers in Phobjikha under Wangdue are currently busy harvesting potatoes, the main cash crops for villagers.

Kinley Wangmo, one of the potato growers, is expecting a good harvest this year from her 76 decimals of land. She added that the production was not good last year.

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