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The depletion of natural resources is a signal that a nation must pause and examine the long-term sustainability of its development practices. When key mineral reserves reach critical limits, it is not merely a technical or economic issue; it is a reflection of the balance- or imbalance- between growth and stewardship. Societies around the world have faced similar moments, where …

…𝒖𝒏𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 By Kinzang Lhamo The country’s changing monsoon patterns are creating growing instability across its forests, water systems, and rural livelihoods, with scientists warning that erratic rainfall and rising temperatures could intensify floods, droughts, and landslides in the coming years. The World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update …

By Sonam Choden Bhutan’s rural economy stands at a crossroads. Agriculture, livestock and forestry, long the backbone of the nation’s livelihoods, employ the majority of the rural population. Yet, most workers remain in low-income, subsistence-level jobs. For women and youth in particular, opportunities to generate higher earnings and stable employment have been limited, leaving many households dependent on seasonal incomes …

…𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒚 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒑 𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 By Lhendup Wangmo Farmers across Bhutan are facing one of the toughest harvest seasons in recent years as continuous rainfall has waterlogged fields and delayed harvesting. In districts such as Dagana, Paro, Punakha, and Samtse, local communities are struggling to bring in their paddy crops on time, raising concerns …

…𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒉𝒖 𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒑 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝑨𝒔𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒃 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 By Tashi Tshewang Group A of the AFC Challenge League 2025 featured four competitive sides: Al Shabab Club (Oman), AltynAsyr FC (Turkmenistan), FC Abdysh-Ata (Kyrgyzstan), and Paro FC (Bhutan). The group stage, held at Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, and other regional venues, delivered exciting encounters and highlighted the …

… 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔-𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒊𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒑 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 By Leki Chungdon The College of Natural Resources (CNR), in collaboration with the Bhutan Ecological Society (BES) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), successfully conducted a Farmers Entrepreneurship Training aimed at strengthening women farmers’ knowledge, skills, and leadership in sustainable agriculture. The program brought …

…𝒔𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒂 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 By Yeshi DolmaOwning a home has long symbolized stability and success. But for many Bhutanese in growing towns, that dream is slipping away as property prices rise, incomes stagnate, and loan conditions tighten, redrawing who can afford a roof of their own. A …

…𝒕𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝒃𝒆𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 By Yeshi Dolma Bhutan successfully graduated from Least Developed Country (LDC) status. The next aspiration is bold: to reach high-income status by 2035, as envisioned in the 21st Century Economic Roadmap. Yet, beneath this ambition lies a critical question: can the nation grow efficiently enough to …

…𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅, 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 By Leki ChungdonResidents of Sektenachiwog in Gakiling Gewog, Haa, continue to face severe challenges after multiple landslides triggered by heavy rainfall on October 5 blocked the main road connecting the chiwog to Denchukha. The landslides have completely cut off vehicle access, leaving the route barely passable …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒍𝒂𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒗𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒆-𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍 𝒂𝒈𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒔, 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒅𝒛𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒌𝒉𝒂𝒈𝒔 By Leki Chungdon The Department of Agricultural Marketing and Cooperatives (DAMC) has introduced Aggregator Networks (AGNs) as a process innovation to transform agricultural marketing in the country. The initiative, already functioning in Chhukha, Samtse, and Pema …