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𝑬𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍, 𝒑𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒑 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏’𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔. By Tashi TshewangFamilies in Logchina Gewog are struggling as ginger rots and maize is eaten by armyworms, withchanging weather patterns are making farming increasingly uncertain. Almost 90 % of householdsrely on ginger for income, while maize is important for food, leaving families facing repeated …

𝑻𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒎 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓’𝒔 𝑶𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚, 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒚 𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒖𝒑𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 By Kezang ChodenGangtey and Phobji gewogs under Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag, one of Bhutan’s most celebratedtourist destinations and the winter home of the endangered Black-necked crane, are seeing localstakeholders come together to address the valley’s growing waste problem. The cranes are …

…𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒍𝒆 By Tashi Tshewang Mahalal Rai, a native of Tsirang, has always carried with him the lessons of a rural upbringing, family support, and relentless hard work. Growing up in a loving middle-class family with seven siblings, he was surrounded by care, guidance, and encouragement. His parents’ consistent attention to …

By Kinga Choki The construction of the Suzung-Menchuriin Orong Gewog bypass under Samdrup Jongkhar Dzongkhag is progressing steadily, promising to transform travel and access to essential services for residents in the area. Once completed, the new route will provide a secure and direct connection, reduce transportation costs, and shorten travel time for residents who have long struggled with the challenges …

…𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒊𝒑𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 By Tashi Tshewang The construction of the Lower Neymedsa Farm Road has officially begun with the laying of Granular Sub-Base (GSB), marking a significant step toward improving rural connectivity .ted to benefit farmers and residents of Lower Neymedsa by easing the transportation of agricultural produce and improving …