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  • Highlanders attends the first ever consultative workshop

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    Highlanders from 10 Dzongkhags with the Hon'ble LyonchhoenOctober 19, Thimphu: More than 353 yak herders from 10 Dzongkhags representing a wide range of ages came together in Thimphu to attend the first ever consultative workshop with the government.

    Addressing the representatives, the Hon’ble Lyonchhoen shared that the highlanders living on the northern frontiers have a critical responsibility to ensure border security. He urged the meeting to deliberate plans to develop and promote highlanders’ livelihoods and their unique culture.

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  • Hon’ble Sanam Lyonpo completes visiting all geogs in Dagana

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    Around 200 farmers came for the meeting at Drujeygang on October 14
    Around 200 farmers came for the meeting at Drujeygang on October 14

    14-15 October- Dagana: The Hon’ble Sanam Lyonpo, Yeshey Dorji accompanied by senior officials from the Ministry visited Drujeygang, Largyab and Tshangkha geogs in Dagana dzongkhag to understand the ground realties and discuss geog issues and accordingly their solutions.

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  • World Food Day celebrated in Tsirang

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    The Hon'ble Sanam Lyonpo inaugurates the Exhibition during WFD
    The Hon’ble Sanam Lyonpo inaugurates the Exhibition during WFD

    Tsirang: With a theme, ‘Change the future of migration: Invest in food security and rural development,’ the World Food Day (WFD) was celebrated in Damphu Central School (DCS) on October 16. It is observed every year across the world to mark the foundation day of FAO which works against hunger, malnutrition and poverty.

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  • White Commercial Pig Breeds in Villages in Tsirang and Sarpang

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    White pig breed18 October, 2017: Interested pig farmers will soon have better choice of pig breeds. The commercial white pig breeds produced more than 800 progenies at Yusipang piggery farm following their import by the Department of Livestock in July 2016.As per the department’s mandates on white pig breeds, 40% of the F1 generation is being reared as Grandparents (GP) while another 20% will be retained as Great Grandparents (GGP) replacement stock, and the rest 40% that do not fulfil breeding criterionwill go as fatteners.

    The GP will produce Parent stock (PS) or F2 that will reach state-owned pig multiplier farms and private pig breeders for producing fattener piglets.When the country is aiming for pork import substitution, this commercial pig breeds is expected to play a vital role in our endeavor to attain pork self-sufficiency.

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