Trongsa, September 28, 2025 – The Regional Agricultural Marketing and Cooperatives Office (RAMCO), Gelephu, successfully conducted a three-day Training of Trainers (ToT) on Financial Education and Business Literacy (FEBL) for Sanam Jabjorpas (SJs) and the Economic Development and Marketing Officer (EDMO) of Trongsa Dzongkhag. The training, held from 26th to 28th September 2025 at Tendrel […]
“A MSP is a process in which diverse actors (producer organizations, aggregators, processors, wholesalers and service providers) collaborate to achieve a common goal.” MSP is fundamentally about participatory information sharing, decision-making and engaging in win-win business along the value chain. The actors involved must understand and commit to their roles and responsibilities to ensure success of the industry […]
Over the past week, farmers across Chhudzom Gewog (Sarpang), Drakteng Gewog (Trongsa), Bjoka Gewog (Zhemgang), and Tsirangtoe Gewog (Tsirang) benefited from an innovative training initiative under the Building Resilient Commercial Smallholder Agriculture (BRECSA) program. The training was successfully conducted by the Tarayana Foundation, an implementing partner of WFP Bhutan for the BRECSA project, equipping farmers […]
Tarayana Foundation, an implementing partner to WFP for the BRECSA project, successfully conducted district-level livestock training for Extension Officers and Sanam Jabchorpas. A comprehensive three-day District Level Livestock Training was successfully conducted to strengthen the capacity of Livestock Extension Officers and Sonam Jabchorpas from Tsirang, Sarpang, Trongsa, and Zhemgang districts. Held at the Tsirang PDC […]
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) successfully conducted a remote Implementation Support Mission (ISM) for the BRECSA Project from 21 to 25 July 2025. The primary objective of the mission was to review and assess the current performance of the project, provide technical guidance and corrective solutions to address ongoing challenges, and ensure that […]
Tsirang, July 17, 2025 — A three-day Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWPB) Review Workshop was successfully conducted from July 15–17, 2025, at the Professional Development Centre, Tsirang. The workshop brought together key stakeholders from implementing agencies, government departments, and development partners to collectively review and validate the AWPB for the fiscal year 2025–26. The […]
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MoAL) places high priority on enhancing the export of agri-food products, both in terms of value and volume. In line with this goal, the Regional Agricultural Marketing and Cooperative (RAMCO), Gelephu under DAMC, has established an outlet for Bhutanese products within the NEDFi Haatin Guwahati, India. It is in […]
A Strategic Investment Plan (SIP) is a comprehensive, forward-looking document that outlines priority investment areas, funding needs, and implementation strategies to achieve long-term impact of the project. It serves as both a policy guide and a resource mobilization tool. It is in pursuit of development goal of BRECSA i.e catalyze a 30% increase in resilient […]
“A High-Income Country Driven by Innovation and Sustainability” is the development vision of the 13 FYP of the Bhutan.” Within this vision, the agriculture sector is mandated to boost the GDP contribution to Nu. 50 billion and increase the export value to Nu. 6 billion. The Building Resilient Commercial Smallholder Agriculture (BRECSA) project, funded by […]
Tarayana Foundation, an implementing partner to WFP for the BRECSA project funded by IFAD and GAFSP, and administered by Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Royal Government of Bhutan has successfully conducted four days of hands-on training on key thematic areas of agriculture production for Agriculture Officials and Sanam Jabchorpas of the project target Dzongkhags from […]