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Tiger Focal Person Training Completed Successfully

The Department of Forests and Park Services is embarking on the nationwide tiger survey this year using the latest survey technique and technology of camera trapping. This is the first survey of its kind in the country which will be lead and executed fully by the Bhutanese nationals. The national tiger survey is initiated as part of the tiger range countries commitment including Bhutan in 2010 during St. Petersburg, Russia declaration to double the wild Tiger population in Asia by 2022.

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MAGIP & GCCA Annual Review and Planning Workshop

A four-day annual review and planning workshop (ARPW) for Market Access & Growth Intensification Project (MAGIP) and the European Union (EU) Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) Program under the Ministry of Agriculture & Forests (MoAF) is underway in Gelephu. The project area for MAGIP is Lhuentse, Mongar, Pema Gatshel, Samdrup Jongkhar, Trashigang and Trashi Yangtsi dzongkhags. Lhuentse, Mongar, Pema Gatshel and Zhemgang dzongkhags form the GCCA project sites.

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Signing of Minutes of the Meeting on Strengthening Farm Mechanization Project Phase II

29 January, Thimphu: Mr. Jiro Takeichi, Team Leader, Detailed Planning Survey Team, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Mr. Thinley Namgyel, Director, Gross National Happiness Commission and Mr. G.B Chettri, Offtg. Director General, Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests signed a Minutes of Meeting on the Detailed Planning Survey on the Strengthening Farm Mechanization Project Phase II at the conference hall of MoAF today.

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Training on Inspection Process and Lead Assessor’s Course on GHP/GMP underway

Thimphu, 29 January-5 February: The Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority (BAFRA) is in the process of coming up with the food safety licensing document for food businesses based on the criteria for good hygienic and manufacturing practices (GHP/GMP), which is currently in draft format.

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Workshop for the South-Central region on the revision of National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan

The Stakeholder consultation workshop for the revision of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) for the south-central region is underway at Gelephu. The two day workshop which began on 28^th January, 2014 is second in the series of stakeholder consultation workshops planned for the revision of NBSAP. The workshop is organized by the National Biodiversity Centre and facilitated by members of the core working group for the revision of the NBSAP.

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