Bhutan

Projects

Paddy field in Paro, Bhutan

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.

Strengthened capacity to regain progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals through an improved evidence base

Project's full title Strengthened capacity to regain progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals through an improved evidence base
Start date 23/08/2023
End date 17/08/2025
Status Ongoing
Budget USD 500 000
Project Code TCP/RAS/3908
Objective / Goal To enhance capacity of the participating countries to strengthen their statistical evidence base to improve progress towards the SDGs through better SDG monitoring; improved data access and dissemination; and use of Big Data sources, specifically, Earth Observation data, to produce agricultural statistics.
Partners
  • Ministry of Agriculture
  • National Stats Office