The emergence of COVID-19 pandemic in 2019 has exposed the health systems of the countries and clearly indicated that there is lot more to do to prepare countries for the timely detection and response of public health threats. Bhutan is in the South Asian region, wh...

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa wild) has been successfully adapted in Bhutan under different agroecological zones. The production technologies including suitable varieties have also been identified and packaged. 

The Food and Agriculture Organization in Bhutan’s Country Programming Framework 2024-2028, a strategic document that enhances the collaborative efforts between the FAO and the Royal Government of Bhutan, has set an ambitious goal of mobilizing approximately USD 83 m...

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN and Bhutan's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MoAL) have launched a project called EU Technical Assistance for Agrifood Systems (EU-TAAS) to improve agriculture and reduce poverty in Bhutan.

The FAO Representative for Bhutan and Nepal, Mr Ken Shimizu engaged in fruitful discussions with Bhutan's media community during the first Food and Agriculture Reporting Training for Bhutanese journalists.

In his visit to the country, the Country representative for Bhutan and Nepal Mr Ken Shimizu met with the new Cabinet members of the Royal Government of Bhutan forging new partnerships and collaborations. 

As part of the FAO TCP project - Accelerated Recovery from COVID-19 Pandemic through Digitalization of Peri-Urban and Urban Farming (PUUP), the FAO Representative for Bhutan and Nepal Mr Ken Shimizu, handed over a drone to Director Yonten Gyamtsho of the Department of Agriculture in the presence of His Excellency Sanam Lyonpo and Dasho Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.