Projects
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is actively engaged in supporting Bhutan's agricultural sector. Our projects address a range of areas, from building resilience against threats like African Swine Fever to promoting sustainable farming practices. Overall, FAO's projects in Bhutan and collaboration with stakeholders aim to improve food security, enhance livelihoods, and promote more robust agrifood systems.
Enhancing livestock production efficiency through digitalization and precision farming
| Project's full title | Enhancing livestock production efficiency through digitalization and precision farming |
|---|---|
| Start date | 01/02/2023 |
| End date | 31/12/2024 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Budget | 316,000 |
| Project Code | TCP/BHU/3903 |
| Objective / Goal | To digitalize and create a database to guide livestock policy interventions throughout livestock value chains; to strengthen poultry and piggery production via technical support for better business decisions, efficiency, management, and tracing movement of products; to promote, propagate, and improve dairy production through improve farm practices and reduce drudgery; to strengthen capacity institutions livestock sector to improve quality and standards; and to enhance fish production for import substitution and exports in niche markets. |