Department of Agriculture – Ministry of Agriculture & Forests

Notification on Safety Protocol for COVID-19 Responders

August 23, 2020/0 Comments/in News /by Druk

The Department is pleased to share the notification received from the Druk Gyalpo Relief Kidu Office regarding the Safety Protocol for COVID-19 Responders. The protocol has been reviewed by the Technical Advisory Group and approved by Hon’ble Soi Lyonpo. All agencies/centers are requested to strictly adhere to this Safety Protocol. Management teams are requested to place the same on their notice boards, walls and doors of the rooms and offices for strict compliance by all the COVID-19 Responders.

Notification: Implementation of Standard Operating Procedures

August 3, 2020/0 Comments/in News /by Druk

The Department is pleased to share the notification of Hon’ble officiating Secretary, MoAF for implementation of following Standard Operating Procedures:

Standard operating procedure for issuance of technical clearance and letter of interest for agriculture projects in Bhutan.
Standard operating procedure for registration of nursery operator and seed certification.

Production Guide on Herbs

July 29, 2020/0 Comments/in News /by Druk

The Department of Agriculture is pleased to bring out the first edition of production manual for herbs in Bhutan.

The booklet is developed by Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Section, ARDC Yusipang. It provides a summarized production guide for 16 different types of herbs for interested individuals, entrepreneurs, researchers and extension colleagues.

To download, please Click here

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Cost of Production for Field and Horticulture crops in Bhutan 2020

July 22, 2020/0 Comments/in News /by Druk

The Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture & Forests (MoAF) is pleased to bring out the 2^nd edition of “Cost of Production for Field and Horticulture Crops in Bhutan 2020”. The current publication is a revision of the previous document titled “Cost of Production of Agricultural and Horticultural Commodities Grown in Bhutan 2017”. Click here for download

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Bhutanese Journal of Agriculture 4(1) – Call for submission of research papers 2020

July 14, 2020/0 Comments/in News /by Druk

The Bhutanese Journal of Agriculture (BJA), Department of Agriculture invites authors to submit research articles to its Volume IV Issue I, which will be launched by 5 February 2021.

The manuscript or articles can be submitted to bja@moaf.gov.bt. The email must bear the subject as “BJA: Article Submission” to pre-empt any unnecessary confusion.