Ministry of Agriculture and Forests

The National Biodiversity Centre (NBC) in collaboration with the Dzongkhag Agriculture Sector Samdrup Jongkhar and RNR-RDC Bhur organized a one-day Biodiversity Fair at Samdrup Jongkhar Middle Secondary School ground on 17^th December 2014.  The Fair was participated by 70 farmer representatives from various geogs of Samdrup Jongkhar and a community Seed Bank farmer group from Bumthang. The regional heads, Dzongkhag Sector heads, extension agents and, students and teachers from nearby schools of the Dzongkhag also participated in the Fair.

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A national awareness workshop on ‘International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture’, ‘Multilateral System of Germplasm Access and Benefit Sharing’, ‘Convention on Biological Diversity’, ‘Nagoyo Protocol’ and ‘Draft Access and Benefit Sharing Policy of Bhutan’ was held in Thimphu on 3 December.

The workshop was conducted as a part of series of awareness raising programs conducted by the National Biodiversity Centre (NBC) at various levels on themes surrounding biodiversity. The workshop created awareness and understanding on the international treaties and conventions surrounding biodiversity and in particular on International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) and Multilateral System (MLS) of germplasm exchange under ITPGRFA regime.

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