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Jurisdiction. Government of Bhutan. Minister responsible. Yeshey Penjor. Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MOAF) is renamed as Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and is the ministry of Bhutan responsible to ensure sustainable social and economic well-being of the Bhutanese people through adequate access to food and natural resources. [ 1]
Agriculture in Bhutan has a dominant role in the Bhutan's economy. In 2000, agriculture accounted for 35.9% of GDP of the nation. [1] The share of the agricultural sector in GDP declined from approximately 55% in 1985 to 33% in 2003. Despite this, agriculture remains the primary source of livelihood for the majority of the population. [2]
The Department of Forests and Park Services of Bhutan which was founded in 1952 is responsible to protect, conserve, utilize and manage the forestry resources of Bhutan. It was one of the oldest government departments in Bhutan. During the inception of the Department back in the 1950s, the department has been manned by the foresters from India.
The present prime minister of Bhutan is Lyonchen Dr. Lotay Tshering who will be serving for a term of five years. (MoAF) Department of Agriculture; Department of Forests and Park Services; Department of Livestock; Department of Agricultural Marketing and Cooperatives; Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority; National Biodiversity Center
College of Natural Resources. The College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan (CNR RUB) is a college offering courses on natural resources management, that include organic agriculture, animal science, environment and climate, food science and technology, forest science and sustainable development The college is located in Lobesa, Punakha District, in central west Bhutan.
The economy of Bhutan is based on agriculture and forestry, which provide the main livelihood for more than 60% of the population. Agriculture consists largely of subsistence farming and animal husbandry. Rugged mountains dominate the terrain and make the building of roads and other infrastructure difficult. Bhutan is among the richest by gross ...
In 2001, it was reported as little as 1% of rice grown in Bhutan as being marketed, but a farmers survey indicated that around 15% is indeed marketed. [1] In a country where 79% of the population is engaged in agriculture, in 2006 the production of rice in Bhutan was 74,720 metric tons, with some 67,568 acres (273.44 km 2) under cultivation.
Bhutan [a] (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་ཁབ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, [b] [14] is a landlocked country in South Asia situated in the Eastern Himalayas between China in the north and India in the south.