There are 225 projects that match your search.
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
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2011
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49,673.91
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OP5- Y1 (Jul 11 - Jun 12)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP5/Y1/CORE/BD/11/05 |
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Agro-processing is a very important activity for the farming communities in Bhutan. Rural households depend to a large extent on indigenous agro-processing techniques like water mills and grinders for their daily life and used by a majority of the ( ... )
in rural Bhutan.
The water mills are largely used in Bumthang Dzongkhag (district), the one of the huge producer of wheat, barley and buckwheat crops. The water mills (locally known as chuthag) is traditionally used to generate mechanical power for the purpose of grinding food grains. The wooden ?turbines? made by local carpenters, are rotated using water which drive the grinding stone to
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
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2011
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49,891.30
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OP5- Y1 (Jul 11 - Jun 12)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP5/Y1/CORE/BD/11/02 |
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A major challenge facing Bhutan today is increasing and improving rural road access and connectivity to different districts, geogs and villages. Motor road access and connectivity is a necessity for economic development and advancement. Road is a ( ... )
ty demand of the community. Currently, there are 1634.5 km of express/national highways, 481.2 km of district roads, 809.2 km of feeder roads, 150.6 km of urban roads, 716.9 km of farm roads and 559.6 km of forest roads (10th FYP, Programme Profiles, GNHC,2009). Construction of roads, farm roads, power tiller tracts in Bhutan is an expensive affair given the difficult mountain terrain and
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
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2011
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31,500.00
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OP5- Y1 (Jul 11 - Jun 12)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP5/Y1/CORE/BD/11/12 |
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National Women?s Association of Bhutan (NWAB) is one of associations looking into upholding women empowerment through encouraging women entrepreneurship, cooperative and economic community groups. The challenges and economic hardships facing ( ... )
es in rural Bhutan are daunting and diverse especially for women and children. NWAB looks into supporting and helping women to economic activities which will earn decent living for them and their families.
NWAB at the moment has five ongoing project sites under Trongsa and Zhemgang Dzongkhag (district) producing medicinal herbs through women community groups. The two women?s group at Takabi
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
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2011
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50,000.00
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OP5- Y1 (Jul 11 - Jun 12)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP5/CORE/BD/11/01 |
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White Bellied Heron (WBH) was first sighted by the Fourth Druk Gyalpo in Punatsangchhu in 1975. White-bellied heron, Ardea insignis, declared a critically endangered bird species in the IUCN Red List is recorded only in Bhutan, Nepal, India, ( ... )
desh and North Myanmar. Subsequently the Birds ecology remained hazy until the Royal Society of Protection of Nature (RSPN) initiated the first scientific study of the birds as part of an overarching conservation program.
RSPN's ecological research into WHB's is unique in the world. Ecologist have collected considerable data through surveys of the birds, their nests, behavior and feeding habits,
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Bhutan
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2011
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21,630.43
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OP5- Y1 (Jul 11 - Jun 12)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP5/CORE/CC/11/10 |
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The PADMA Fellowship is a religious and non- profit foundation with its principal office established in Thimphu, Bhutan under the patronage of H.H Jamyang Khentse Rinpoche. While this foundation aspires to become a well-endowed and dynamic religious ( ... )
ation that will operate to preserve, protect and propagate the Buddha dharma in Bhutan, and at the same time, aims to work with the local communities in realizing and operationalizing the goals of Gross National Happiness of Bhutanese development Philosophy.
Today, this monastery provides free boarding and hostel facilities to over 850 monks especially those coming from economically challenged
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Bhutan
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Land Degradation
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2011
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42,934.78
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OP5- Y1 (Jul 11 - Jun 12)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP5/Y1/CORE/LD/11/03 |
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NO CASH FINANCING IN THIS PROJECT
Yangthang, Bji Geog under Haa Dzongkhag is one of the villages located below the highway connecting Haa and Damthang. The village is located by the river side of Haa chu at an altitude between 2900-3200 masl ( ... )
x). There are 50 households with a population of 250-300 people. Small scale mixed subsistence farming is the dominant farming system in the area. Farmers cultivate mainly wheat, barley, millet, potato and also rear cattle and yaks.
Dry land is the main land use type in the area. Their main source of income is from sale of dairy products and potato. There is a Milk Processing Centre in the
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
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2011
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42,826.09
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OP5- Y1 (Jul 11 - Jun 12)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP5/Y1/CORE/MF/11/04 |
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Shetaymi is a winter grazing area for semi-nomadic yak herders from Merak Geog, Tashigang. There are 11 households in Shetaymi. They stay here for 7 months in a year. There are about 1400-2000 heads of livestock grazing in these areas. The grazing ( ... )
between 600-800 acres in Shetaymi. The human population is about 200.
This winter grazing area for yak herders also serve as summer grazing area for livestock from the lower valleys and villages. Therefore, these grazing areas are subjected to constant grazing and stamping often resulting in negative environmental consequences and impacts. Though the land area is huge, it cannot support much
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
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2011
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25,820.00
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OP5- Y1 (Jul 11 - Jun 12)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP5/Y1/CORE/BD/11/11 |
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No cash financing in this Project
Doban geog under Sarpang dzongkhag is the most remote geog among 12 other geogs of Sarpang with a three days walking distance to the nearest road head. Though all households engage in agricultural production ( ... )
vestock rearing, attempts of individual marketing of agricultural and livestock produce have failed without proper infrastructure in terms of roads and community organization. As a consequence, the community is eager to establish the association of beekeepers which will take care of the collection, processing and transportation of honey initially and other farm produces in the longer run.
With
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Bhutan
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Land Degradation
Land Degradation
Land Degradation
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2010
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45,695.70
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP4/Y3/CORE/09/02 |
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The proposed project activities will directly or indirectly contribute to GEF strategic objectives related to protection of biodiversity, mitigation of adverse effects due to climate change and prevent land degradation. By promoting biogas ( ... )
logy, the use of fuel wood is expected to reduce and thereby save many trees from destruction. In order to safeguard biodiversity of the nearby forest, environmental degradation due to overgrazing will be reduced through adoption of stall feeding and reduction of unproductive cattle population. By promoting and supporting sustainable land management practices, the loss of topsoil through soil
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Bhutan
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Land Degradation
Land Degradation
Land Degradation
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2010
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44,043.50
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP4/Y3/CORE/09/05 |
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The proposed project activities will direcely or indirectly contribute to GEF Strategic objectives related to protection of biodiversity, mitigation of adverse effects due to climate change and prevent land degradation. By promoting biogas ( ... )
logy, the use of fuelwood is expected to reduce and thereby save many trees from destruction. In order to safeguard biodiversity of the nearby forest, environmental degradation due to overgrazing will be reduced through adoption of stall feeding and reduction of unproductive cattle population. By promoting and supporting sustainable land management practices, the loss of topsoil through soil
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Bhutan
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Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
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2010
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34,086.96
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP4/Y3/CORE/09/06 |
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Bumthang Valley is historically famous for the pilgrimage sites attracting thousands of international tourists and national audience each year. With the felling of more trees, not only the inherent charm and value of the valley will be lost, but, ( ... )
tural hazards such as landslides will occur, thus losing our precious farm land.
Thus the foundation envisions adopting modern energy saving equipments, imparting conservation knowledge to local communities, and integrating environmental concerns into the monastic curriculum.
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Bhutan
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2010
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48,895.00
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP4/Y3/CORE/09/04 |
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The project aims to safeguard of local biodiversity by reducing the dependence of and animal on natural forest resources through stall feeding of cattle and biogas initiatives. The biogas promotion will help reduce the Green House Gas emission from ( ... )
dung and reduce fuel wood consumption for cooking purpose. The planting of live fencing, improved pasture development and community-based afforestation in fallow/degraded government reserve forest land will increase tree coverage and carbon stock ability. The promotion of sustainable land management practices will ensure prevention of land degradation and help protect the surrounding
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Bhutan
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Land Degradation
Land Degradation
Land Degradation
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2010
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46,478.30
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP4/Y3/CORE/09/03 |
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In order to safeguard biodiversity of the nearby forest, environmental degradation due to overgrazing will be reduced through adoption of stall feeding and reduction of unproductive cattle population. By promotion of biogas technology, the use of ( ... )
ood is expected to reduce thereby so many trees are saved from destruction. By promoting and supporting sustainable land management practices, the loss of topsoil through soil erosion, landslip, gully and ravine formation and landslide will be greatly reduced or rehabilitated. The planting of local species trees and fodder trees in the degraded area will increase the tree coverage and enhance
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Bhutan
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Land Degradation
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2009
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19,566.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP4/Y2/CORE/09/01 |
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Three villages such as Moshi, Tshogonpa, Khesing under Lumang Geog in Trashigang district face severe landslides. These villages are located on steep slopes and farming on the steep slopes have been difficult for them.
Through this project, the ( ... )
communities, aim to ensure soil conservation ad assist in preservation of the agricultural land from being washed away, and protect farmlands through restoration programs with suitable management interventions and techniques and be the future champions of soil conservation not only in the community, but also, in the neighboring geogs.
The objectives of the project are:
1. To mitigate
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
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2009
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21,277.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP4/Y2/CORE/09/05 |
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Normally seed exchange happens at individual levels within small social network. With this project initiative farmer seed bank will be established in three communities of Pemagatshel, Mongar and Samdrup Jongkhar.
Agricultural biodiversity is ( ... )
ial for sustainable production of food and the gains made in the modern world food production can be attributed to the availability of agricultural biodiversity that contributed the essential genes. Local knowledge and community participation therefore, is the primary requirement for effective and sustainable conservation of agricultural biodiversity.
It is a fact that most seeds are
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Bhutan
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2009
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31,164.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP4/Y2/CORE/09/11 |
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NO CASH CO-FINANCING IN THIS PROJECT
The Art of pottery is one of the important parts of Bhutan's Cultural Heritage, which is perhaps one of the oledst technologies and tradition. Unlike other countries, it is associated with earthernware and ( ... )
ng history established. The art of pottery is traditionally associated with women, where the skill is passed down by the ancestors (mother to daughter).
The method of pot making is still manual, which is time consuming, collection of fire wood is labour intensive, which adds to higher cost of production, therefore, a mass production is not viable at the moment. In Bhutan, the art of
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Bhutan
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Land Degradation
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2009
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14,440.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP4/Y2/CORE/09/07 |
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Background:
A preliminary survey indicated that almost 90 percent of the 80 or so households having approximately 1000 acres of cultivable farm/agricultural land have suffered due to lack of water and hence women in particular have to carry water ( ... )
nearby village which is approximately twenty minutes to one hour walk for one-time water collection.
The goal of the project is to address the following issues:
1. Executing a watershed management exercise at the source area (planting trees and managing the area from excessive consumption of the forest resource;
2. Reviving the fallow land and facilitate productive use of the agricultural
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Bhutan
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2009
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31,798.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP4/Y2/CORE/09/02 |
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Shingkhar Dechenling Gonpa and Dokri Rinchen Jungney Sherda under Bumthang District had played a vital role in serving the local communities through various local pujas, birth and death rituals, annual gatherings and providing free learning ( ... )
unities to the needy individuals. Till date, Shingkhar Dechenling Gonpa caters to over 30 households in Shingkhar village and around 60 households in Ura village.
The Dokri Rinchen Jungney Sherda provides learning facilities to over 40 children coming from Trashigang, Trongsa, Mongar district and Shingkhar and Ura village. Most of these children are from economically challenged background,
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
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2009
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19,785.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP4/Y2/CORE/09/06 |
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In the east, majority of farmers in the high altitude areas do not possess wetlands. These farmers have welcomed upland rice cultivation where the farmers have been benefitted and are convinced that upland paddy is the option for diversification of ( ... )
ased cropping system. Upland rice is planted almost the same time as potato and maize and fits very well in such system. It can therefore serve as a suitable option for crop rotation. This can help address many constraints associated with continuous mono-cropping of maize and potato. These opportunities offer a good future potential for the development of upland rice in the region.
The
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
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2009
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18,414.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP4/Y2/CORE/09/04 |
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Gasa is the only dzongkhag who practices Organic Farming. Organic Farming is a form of agriculture that relies on crop rotation, green manure, compost, biological pest control and mechanical cultivation to maintain soil productivity and control ( ... )
excluding or strictly limiting the use of synthetic fertilizers.
The main objective ofthe project is to:
1. build capacity of the farmers in efficient organic farming and sustainable development in order to increase the yearly harvest of the community and reduce poverty;
2. To develop marketing system that promotes production and sale of organically grown products by small farmers in
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