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May 7, Thimphu: The Hon’ble Agriculture Lyonpo, Yeshey Dorji handed over 42 sets of solar powers to 42 highlanders from chiwogs of Wangdo, Dungdho and Getela under Dagala geog. The solar powers were funded by RGoB. Each set is estimated to cost Nu. 2100/-. Dagala Farmshop in the Thimphu Region opened
Hon’ble Lyonpo Yeshey Dorji inaugurating the Dagala Farmshop today 7 May 2017, Dagala: The 18th Farm Shop of the Thimphu region was opened today by the Hon’ble Minister for Agriculture and Forests, Lyonpo Yeshey Dorji today. Also present at the opening were the Director General of the Department of Agricultural Marketing and Cooperatives; Dasho Dzongdag of the Thimphu Dzongkhag Administration; and MoAF, Dzongkhag, Gewog and FCBL officials.
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Pasture Renovation Program in Haa and Paro dzongkhags begins
Members of the Dairy Farmers’ Groups 8 May, Paro: The major renovation of degraded pastures are underway in Haa and Paro Dzongkhags as an effort towards promoting sustainable utilisation of existing pasture. The main objective of initiating the renovation program is to boost fodder production and attain fodder security to sustain dairy farming in the country. Forty-six members of dairy farmers’ groups from these two Dzongkhags are involved in renovating their degraded pasture. In total, about 20 acres of degraded pastureland will be renovated.
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Thimphu Region’s 17th Farm Shop established at Genekha
Please click to enlarge 6 May 2017, Genekha: (right) Hon’ble MoEA Minister, Lyonpo Leki Dorji, inaugurating the Genekha Farm Shop today. Also seen in the picture are the DAMC DG, Thimphu Dzongdag and Genekha Gup.
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Towards Tourism and Strengthening Socio-Ecological Resilience in Kangchenjunga Landscape
The Delegates from India, Nepal and Bhutan with the MoAF Bhutan Minister 4 May, Thimphu: High level delegates from Bhutan, India and Nepal emphasised the need for regional cooperation on strengthening potentials and benefits of tourism at Thimphu in an event on ‘Shared Natural and Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Tourism in Kanchenjunga Transboundary Landscape’. Developing a short, medium and long term strategies focusing on nature and culture at transboundary level has been taken as a way forward as part of the Kangchenjunga Landscape Initiatives.
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