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…𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒑 𝒚𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅 By Tashi Namgyel A renewed push toward agricultural mechanization is steadily gaining momentum in Chapcha Gewog following a successful demonstration of an improved potato seeding machine attended by 55 local farmers. The event marks a significant milestone under the five-year RNR Jobs Project, which aims to …

…𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒊𝒙𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒂𝒌𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆, 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒗𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅 By Tashi Namgyel Traditional yak herding in Roelmateng-Tsango Chiwog under Khoma Gewog in Lhuentse Dzongkhag has declined sharply, with only four of the village’s 16 households still rearing yaks, leaving about 600 animals in an area that once supported thousands. The steady …

…𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚’𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒕-𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒃𝒊𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 By Kezang Choden Bhutan has officially published and submitted its First National Report on the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol to the Access and Benefit Sharing Clearing House under the Convention on Biological Diversity. The submission was made by the National Biodiversity Centre in its role …

In recent years, Bhutan has experienced a noticeable increase in the number of its citizens leaving the country to pursue education, professional development, and better earning opportunities abroad. This movement is not limited to students alone; it also encompasses emerging adults- those in their twenties and early thirties- who are laying the foundations for careers, leadership, and entrepreneurship. In a …

…𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘-𝒖𝒑, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝑵𝑪𝑫 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 By Kinga Choki In preparation for the dzongkhag-wide screening for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Samtse recently hosted a major training workshop aimed at strengthening the capacity of healthcare professionals in using the Bhutan Care mobile application, an integrated digital tool designed to enhance data collection, reporting, …