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The three days RNR CCAP- write shop for development of Climate SMART Indicators

Participants attending RNR CCAP-write shop

14-16 May, Paro. The officials from Deparment of Agriculture (DoA), Department of Forest and Park Services (DoFPS), Department of Livestock (DoL), Department of Agriculture Marketing and Cooperatives (DAMC), Gross National Happiness Commission Secretariat (GNHCS), Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority (BAFRA), National Biodiversity Center (NBC), Information and Communication Services (ICS) and Policy and Planning Division (PPD) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forest attended the three days RNR CCAP write shop for the development of Climate SMART indictors organized by RNR CCAP Program Coordination Unit of CORRB in Paro.

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RDC Jakar provides Hands on Training on Local Bee (Apis cerana) Management

6-12 May, Chukha: The southern foothills of the country has been the home territory for different types of local honey bees (Apis cerana) since time immemorial. It is not uncommon to come across the traditional practice of bee keeping in locally designed log hives around the houses. These hives are used to capture the local bees in migration and also for honey production. The age old local hives adjacent to the rural huts and houses conveys the clear message that there is an indispensable bond between the rural populace and the local bees.

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Remote Rural Communities Development Project (RRCDP) to the rescue of Cardamom and Citrus Industry in Bhutan

Untitled4 — Citrus seedlings at the newly constructed propagation house

Citrus (mandarin orange as commonly called) and cardamom are two top export cash crops that contribute substantially to Bhutanese GDP. These two commodities featured as the top 9^th and 10^th export items for Bhutan in the Bhutan Trade Statistics 2012 earning Nu. 452.63 million and Nu. 424.68 million respectively.

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International Course on Environmental Economics Began On 12-05-2014

An international course on Environmental Economics began yesterday at the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment. The training is being implemented in partnership between Conservation Strategy Fund and UWICE. It is a five days training and will end on 16th May, 2014.

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“Fresh milk a pride and power of dairy farmers at Whooling”

Untitled — Fresh milk marketing a new experience for whooling Dairy Group

On the 2^nd of May 2014, commemorating the birth anniversary of our 3^rd Druk Gyelpo, Jigme Dorji Wanchuk, the dairy farmers of Whooling under Orong Geog has eventually materialized their success in exploring the open market for fresh milk like any other dairy groups in the region. The Whooling Dairy Group was formed back in 2011, consisting of 54 active members dominated by females. Since then the group has been operating successfully in its small way and at a particular time, the group had no choice other than to supply their fresh milk to Orong dairy cooperatives under inevitable grounds.

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BAFRA	1555
DAMC	2009
RDC Wengkhar	204
NCAH, DoL	1224