Ministry of Agriculture and Forests

2-9 July, Thimphu: More than 202 students from 17 schools in Thimphu successfully completed a week long summer student engagement program in Agriculture.

The program covered various activities at eight sites under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests including at the Tashichho Dzong Greener Project, Agro-Forests Project, RDC-Yusipang, Kawang Gewog and National Mushroom Centre. Each student group and escort teacher shared their experiences and challenges faced during the program at the end. The students also requested to organise a similar program in Thimphu’s all 36 schools in the future.

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July 9, Thimphu: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in 2013 was renewed to strengthen the Agriculture for Food Security (AgFS) curriculum in middle and higher secondary schools. The MoU was renewed between the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Ministry of Education (MoE) and Royal Education Council (REC).

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A one day meeting to share the update and stock taking for the Ministry’s 11^th FYP was held on July 6 in Thimphu under the chairmanship of the Hon’ble Sanam Lyonpo.

All the departments and agencies under the Ministry presented their key achievements during the plan. The meeting also served as a forum for discussion, clarification and recommendation. Some of the pertinent state of enterprises issues related with the Ministry was also discussed through the presentations of FCBL, FMCL, BLDCL and GBCL.

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