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The cabinet recently approved the Renewable Natural Resources Research Policy of Bhutan 2012. In the face of the ban on vegetable imports, the policy is deemed timely by experts as it responds to the emerging challenge of transforming Bhutanese agriculture from subsistence to a commercial-based economy in the 10th Five Year …
Read More »Toxin in kharang and ara possibly related to liver diseases
While reports indicate that aflotoxin can directly cause liver cancer, more studies need to be conducted to confirm that the chronic liver diseases in Bhutan are caused by the toxin. Maize products like ara (alcohol) and kharang (beaten maize) were found to contain Aflotoxin, a deadly chemical which caused the …
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