Background 9th to 16th January 2022: In continuation of on-farm crop diversity inventory on 7th January and germplasm collection at Kengkhar from 8th to 12th January, and as a part of the regular germplasm collection program of the Genebank, the … Continued
Background The United Nations General Assembly declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets (IYM 2023). The IYM 2023 is to raise awareness of, and direct policy attention to the nutritional and health benefits of millets and their suitability for … Continued
12th to 15th January 2023 Background Bhutan is endowed with rich Plant Genetic Resources or the Crop Diversity is a subset of biodiversity. Plant genetic resources are the most valuable, essential, basic raw materials and foundation of agriculture, enabling it … Continued
As a part of regular germplasm collection program of the Genebank, the National Biodiversity Centre in collaboration with Gewog Agriculture Sector of Kengkhar Gewog, Mongar Dzongkhag conducted Crop Diversity Inventory on the 7th January 2023 and germplasm collection from 8th to 12th January 2023 at Kengkhar Gewog, Mongar Dzongkhag.