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Thrue Bab- 23rd September 2017- National Holiday

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Keshav Gurung

Tomorrow, Saturday 23 September 2017, all Government Offices that usually open on Saturdays too, and schools will be closed to observe Blessed Rainy Day.

Blessed Rainy Day is the holiday marking the end of the monsoon season in Bhutan. On this day all natural water resources in the country are considered to be sanctifying and an outdoor bath will cleanse all of bad deeds, obstructions, defilements and accumulated bad karma. Families traditionally gather for a meal of thup at breakfast time. The holiday also marks the end of the farming season and the beginning of the harvest season.

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Request for Expression of Interest

Posted on September 22, 2017 by ICTD, MoAF

The Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture & Forests would like to invite EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) from certified consultancy Firms for the following activity :-

“Developing an Agro-met Decision Support System for Farm Advisory” Consultancy firms will be screened and eligible ones will be requested to submit the proposal for the consultancy service.

For further information, the interested firms may call at (+975)-2-322228 from 09:00 to 17:00 hours. Expression of Interest must be delivered to the Department of Agriculture on or before October 9, 2017.

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Result for selection interview of Masters Programs under EU-TCP

Posted on September 22, 2017 by ICTD, MoAF

As per the announcement made in MoAF website earlier, the Human Resource Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests is pleased to announce the selection results for Master Programs under EU-TCP .

Click here to view the results

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World Bank partners with Bhutan to Improve Agriculture Productivity and Food Security

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Keshav Gurung

The World Bank Country Director and Bhutan’s MoAF Minister with the FSAPP Operations Manual

September 21, 2017; Thimphu: The Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB) and the World Bank launched today the $8 million Food Security and Agriculture Productivity Project (FSAPP) to support efforts to reduce rural poverty, food insecurity, and malnutrition to benefit the Bhutanese people.

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BAFRA Workshop on Food Import Control System underway

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Keshav Gurung

The two day workshop was inaugurated by Director General, BAFRA with funding support by RGoB

19 September 2017, Thimphu: A two days consultative workshop on Food Import Control System (Criteria for Good Importing Practices and Food Import Licensing and Inspection Processes) is underway from today organised by the Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority (BAFRA), MoAF, at Chuniding Resort, Thimphu.

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