FCBL imports 45.650 MT of onions and 18.109 MT of tomato The spike in the price of onion and tomato comes after the lockdown in the country.  The lockdown imposed in the country has affected vegetable supply, leading to a steep rise in price for onion and tomato. Due to …

Health Minister Dechen Wangmo during the press briefing said that the stranded passengers coming from Phuentsholing will undergo 3-day quarantine and testing before release. The Health Minister said that the southern taskforce has designed a guideline where the stranded passengers are escorted to Thimphu and then they are quarantined and …

Bhutan to go for import of onion soon to address massive shortages says Agriculture Minister Onion and tomato is now like gold in the kitchen. Within the second week of lockdown there were already shortage of these vegetables. People were going around and searching for onions and tomatoes as if …

Minister says lockdown came at the right time to prevent spread Health Minister Dechen Wangmo said the the government will digitalize the information of a person travelling so that contact tracing will be easier. Lyonpo said that at a wider level there is currently no data and system if one …

People should wear mask and maintain social distancing or there will be more cases says Health Minister Health Minister Dechen Wangmo during the press briefing said that the Ministry will be testing people along the main national highways given the risk of interaction with COVID-19 carriers. “We are done with …

Meat shortage in the country began since the outbreak of Covid-19. To contain the spread of the virus, the government banned the import of meat except for frozen and packaged meats. Since there is a limited meat industry in the country the supply was limited and the meat shops faced …

Generation of Organic Waste increases amid Lockdown According to the founder of Greener Way, Karma Yonten, there is a 20 percent increase in the generation of organic waste in the lockdown. “Generation of organic waste has increased in the course of lockdown since many people are staying home and families …

According to the Chief of Livestock Department Towchu Rabgay, if the situation in the country prolongs there will be an animal feed issue since all the raw materials for processing the feeds has to be imported and come through the border, but at the moment Phuentsholing is declared as a …

Additional shops allowed in zone areas in Thimphu Foreign Minister Dr Tandi Dorji said that after analyzing the situation and based on health recommendation, the movement of individuals within their gewogs across the country will be allowed from 22nd August.  “The relaxation will come into force for all the gewogs, …

Agriculture Minister Yeshey Penjor said that the government has fixed the price of vegetables by working out the cost of production on each item and added 20 percent profit margin at least to save the farmers from going into total loss in the current situation.  “We may not be able …