The Bhutanese Leading the way.
“We can produce our own vegetables!” said Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley last week to 92 vegetable vendors who gathered in the capital from all over Bhutan. And that is not a tall-order from the nation’s premier, for he justified with conviction, stats and instances, that Bhutan can do it. Lyonchhen …
Read More »Plans to bolster domestic vegetable production already up and running
The per capita per day vegetable availability is 139g for every person against the minimum requirement of 200g and domestic production of vegetables is 30,595 MT (metric tons) against the requirement of 54,445 MT. In view of this the Prime Minister announcing that vegetable imports would be stopped from May …
Read More »Ten days left for vegetable ban, concerned authorities gearing up
The Prime Minister, Lyonchen Jigmi Y Thinley in recently stated on national television that the government will stop the import of vegetables from 5 May. Ten days remain before the actual halt. However, the decision has invited questions and skepticism from various quarters on its timeliness and feasibility. The month …
Read More »Wholesale cartel makes 216% profit on imported vegetables
A study by Department of Agriculture and Marketing Co-operatives shows that Bhutanese kitchens pay exorbitantly high rates and recommends that FCB take over wholesale of vegetables to bring down prices Next time you visit the Centenary Farmer’s Market in Thimphu make sure that you drive a hard bargain. A study by the Department …
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