The Human Resource Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests is pleased to announce the result of the selection interview held on July 23, 2020 for the IFS Scholarship 2020 as detailed below:
| Sl. No | Name | EID No. | New Position Title | Place of Posting | Remarks |
| 1 | Kinga Norbu | 2108020 | Sr. Forestry Officer | FPED | Selected |
| 2 | Tsheltrim Dorji | 20190112911 | Forestry Officer | Paro Division | Selected |
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29 July, Trongsa: The Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS) celebrated the 10th International Tiger Day at Nubi Gewog, Trongsa on 29th July 2020. This is the second time an International Tiger Day is being celebrated at Nubi Gewog, Trongsa. The Honorable Dasho Dzongdag, Trongsa Dzongkhag graced the celebration as a Chief Guest.
In his opening remarks, the Honorable Director, DoFPS stated the importance of tiger not only in Bhutan, but also in whole world and how respected and renowned we are when it comes to conservation of endangered species like tigers. The Director said, Trongsa region is a prime habitat for tigers and has good tiger number and as a result many human-tiger conflicts are witnessed in the region. He thanked the communities for supporting the conservation effort and mentioned the sacrifices these communities are making.
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Forests is pleased to bring out the Bhutan RNR Statistics 2019. The publication is a compendium of the relevant statistics in the domain of Renewable Natural Resources collected by the Renewable Natural Resources Statistics Division (RSD) and various agencies within and outside the MoAF. The data presented are harmonized and validated by the RSD and the RNR Statistics Technical Working Group (RS-TWG) of the MoAF. As data are compiled from various sources, each statistical table is provided with the information sources so that data contributors are duly acknowledged and users can contact the source for further information.
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The 2019 Gewog Agriculture Statistics (2019 GAS) provides disaggregated information of gewog level agricultural production based on the 2019 Annual Agriculture Survey. The 2019 GAS is important as it provides the profile of gewog agriculture operations of the holdings in the country. Such information is critical to enhance the evidence-based decisions to develop and implement effective policies and programs related to agriculture sector in the country.
The release covers the information pertaining to crops cultivated by farmers and their production presented by gewogs. Farming population in Bhutan predominantly practice mixed cropping-growing a large variety of crops.
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‘Witch’, one of the butterfly species has been recorded in Bhutan for the first time. It was sighted at Jomotsangkha, Samdrup Jongkhar by Ghana Shyam Bhandari, a forester working in Jomotsangkha Wildlife Sanctuary. With the addition, Bhutan now has 759 butterfly species.
The butterfly is scientifically known as Araotes lapithis. They are a small butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
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