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…𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒚 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒘𝒂𝒚, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔 By Tenzin Syelden Dorji The market shed constructed at Suntalakha Chewog was inaugurated on December 23, 2025, and has since been benefiting residents of Geling Gewog and neighbouring Gewogs by improving access to markets for local agricultural and livestock …

Food security, rural livelihoods, and industrial growth are deeply interconnected. Rising costs of essential inputs, particularly animal feed, have placed domestic producers under increasing pressure, threatening both the sustainability of local food systems and the affordability of everyday essentials. Exempting animal feed from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a critical step, but it must be complemented by broader …

…324 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆 𝑷𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 10𝒙 𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Sonam ChodenBhutan has entered a new chapter in its national service framework with the graduation of the first cohort of Pelsups- 324 youth who completed an intensive three-month training at the developing Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC). The Pelsung Programme, introduced by His Majesty the …

…𝑮𝑬𝑭 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 By Tashi Tshewang A US$37,000 grant under the Global Environment Facility (GEF)–Small Grants Programme, implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Royal Government of Bhutan, has enabled the Panbang Youth Cooperative (PYC) to play a central role in expanding coffee cultivation in …

…𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 By Kezang ChodenExempting essential goods such as animal feed from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) could provide significant relief to farmers and consumers, as feed prices remain high and continue to rise. The cost of animal feed directly influences the prices of end products such as dairy, eggs, and …