About the Project
In Bhutan, the land of Gross National Happiness, agriculture is the main source of livelihood for more than half the population but accounts for less than one-fifth of GDP. Along the vertiginous Himalayan slopes of this land-locked country, over 90% of Bhutan’s poor live in rural areas, where they lack accessible, good-quality land and other resources. Opportunities to produce food along these mountain top farms and narrow valleys are limited, with little potential to expand irrigation facilities. In addition, external inputs like fertilizers are inadequate, while farm technology is at a low level. An underdeveloped private sector and high youth unemployment rate further impacts poverty levels.
This project represents °µÍøÁÔÆæ’s first agribusiness investment in Bhutan, a small kingdom in the Himalayas. The project supports the expansion of Mountain Hazelnuts, a semi-greenfield smal