Assured market drives fruit farming boom in Monggar

Source: BBS

Farmers in Monggar are increasingly shifting to large-scale fruit cultivation, moving away from growing maize and other traditional crops. This is because, unlike other farm commodities, fruits have a guaranteed buyer. The Bhutan Agro Industries Limited buys all their fruit harvests to process into juice and pickles. According to district agriculture officials, fruit production, particularly […] The post Assured market…

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