Outbreak of the invasive Giant African Land Snail (GALS)
Outbreak of Giant African Land Snail (GALS), Achatina fulica, an exotic species native to Africa is reported in Gyalpozhing since 2010. The length of the snail can reach 20 cm or more, and in a year it lays around 1000 to 1200 eggs. Life expectancy is up to 10 years. GALS is listed as one [...]
May 24, 2013
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Airfare Quotation: PBH – BKK – Abu Dhabi – New York return
Sealed quotations are invited from authorized ticketing agents for travel as details specified below:
Terms and conditions:
A) 1. The sealed quotation shall be submitted to the Program Coordinator, Climate Change Coordination, CoRRB, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests on 28th May 2013.
2. The decision of the tender committee will be final and binding
B) Class: Economy
C) No. [...]
May 23, 2013
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Bhutan celebrates International Biological Diversity Day
May 22, Thimphu: The International Day for Biological Diversity with the theme ‘Biodiversity and Water’ was celebrated at Babesa Middle Secondary School. The half-day event included quiz, speech and art competitions between the different house groups and classes of the school. The participatory event saw many students express themselves through an impressive array of art [...]
May 23, 2013
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Announcement: Registration of Bidders for Cordyceps Auction 2013
The registration is open for bidders wishing to take part in 2013 Cordyceps auction. The registration will close on 20th June, 2013. For any clarification, kindly contact Mr. Dorji Wangchuk at 00975-02-322909 or 00975-77274188.
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Submitted by: DAMC
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May 23, 2013
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Re-announcement: Call for Expression of Interest
Watershed Management Division (WMD), DoFPS, MoAF Thimphu would like to invite Expression of Interest (EOI) from local consultant to finalize the Wetland Guideline “Guideline for Wise use of wetlands in Bhutan.” The main purpose is to review the ‘Guideline for Wise Use of Wetlands in Bhutan’ and make it comprehensive.
The interested consultant should submit past [...]
May 22, 2013
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Notice Inviting Tender
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Submitted by: RDC Wengkhar
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May 21, 2013
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AVDRC to support School Agriculture Programme in three Schools
16-19 May 2013, Thimphu: Under the eight-year tripartite project between the Asian Vegetable Research Development Centre (AVRDC) known as the World Vegetable Centre based in Taiwan, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF) and the Ministry of Education (MoE), three schools in Bhutan are slated to benefit in implementing their School Agriculture Programme (SAP).
Schools such [...]
May 21, 2013
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Vegetable woes of Wolathang
For the first-time visitor, Wolathang Primary School in Punakha represents a beautiful educational site. It is located on the foot of a towering mountain fencing it on one side, and the Phochhu River on the other, meandering in an ox-bow journey south to join the Mochhu River below the legendary Punakha dzong, the seat of [...]
May 21, 2013
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Outbreak of Armyworm
The incidences of Armyworm are reported from 14 Dzongkhags. The damage varies from as low as 5 – 10% to about 60-70%. However as per the monitoring report of the National Plant Protection Centre, recovery rate of the affected rice nurseries is very encouraging ranging from 50% to 100%. Therefore there is no reason for [...]
May 21, 2013
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NOTIFICATION
The Human Resource Division, Ministry of Agriculture & Forests is pleased to announce that the 2 years degree program at CNR for in-service is scheduled to commence from July 2013. As such all selected in-service staff of the Ministry are hereby requested to submit the following documents latest by 15th June 2013 to enable us [...]
May 21, 2013
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