Ten officials from the Ministry’s Agriculture Research and Development Centres based at Yusipang, Bajo and Wengkhar and ICTD are attending a training on Agricultural Content Communications Application for Use on Mobile Phones. It is aimed at enhancing their capacity in content development (audio visual programs) and content management for a mobile application.
The training is being conducted from 6-19 January at the Sunrise Training Institute, Pune, India with the funding support from the EU-TCP and EU-Technical Assistance Complementary Support (EU-TACS).
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at Samdingkha under Toedwang Gewog on 10th January 2020. The event was graced by Foreign Minister Lyonpo Tandin Dorji in the presence of Dasho Dzongdag, Dasho Dzongrab and invited guests from Dzongkhag and Gewog Administration Chhubu and Toedwang Gewogs. Close to 250 dairy farmers from Chhubu and Toedwang Gewogs took part in the show.
The cultivation of quinoa as a second crop after the harvest of potato has been successfully demonstrated and adapted at Lobneykha village under Chapcha Geog of Chhukha Dzongkhag. Lobnekha village is located at an elevation of 2700 masl and potato is the main crop grown in the village besides other vegetables like radish, carrot, cabbage, spinach and chilli. A total of 27 households cultivated quinoa in 2019 after they were convinced that the crop can be successfully cultivated after potato harvest.