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Bhutan - Country Office

  1. Overview
  2. Country Strategy
  3. Priorities
  4. Key Program Managers
  5. Current Projects
  6. Concluded Projects
  7. Achievements
  8. Relevant Publications
  9. Country News and Stories
  10. Country Office
  11. Country Portfolio
  12. AusAid and Other Briefs
  13. Fellowship Statistics

Country Office

Key indicators and performance for 2006-07

Indicator: At least five Iraqi scientists receive in-depth training in integrated pest management (IPM)

Performance: Five Iraqi scientists trained by CSIRO and QLD Dept of Primary Industries and Fisheries for 5 months of intensive IPM

Indicator: CIMMYT wheat lines identified with improved yield and/or disease resistance to local lines in field trials in Afghanistan

Performance: Eighty-two promising bread wheat lines advanced based on both yield and disease resistance as evaluated in multi-site yield trials

Achievements from the 2006-07 Annual Report

A new project aimed at improving mandarin production in Bhutan and Australia through the implementation of on-farm best management practices commenced in April 2007, as part of the Bhutanese Government initiative to substantially increase the country’s production of citrus (mainly mandarin). This project seeks to lift overall productivity of Bhutan’s citrus on a sustainable basis and to improve the quality and yield of its present mandarin cultivar.

A short-term scoping study commenced in May 2007. Its main purpose is to make recommendations to the Royal Government of Bhutan on possible actions for improved land and water management practices, specifically in relation to surface water and watershed protection, water harvesting, improved cropping/farming practices and improved water use efficiency.