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Department of Agriculture,
Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Bhutan
Soil and Plant Health in Bhutan
Ms Tashi Uden
National Soil Services Centre
Department of Agriculture,
Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Bhutan
Issues
1. Mountainous country prone to land degradation
leading to low soil fertility
2. Inadequate nutrient inputs (imbalance nutrient
inputs)
Department of Agriculture,
Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Bhutan
3. Intensive cropping thus leading to excessive nutrient
mining (no crop rotation )
4. Lack of concrete policy on soil fertility improvement
5. Inadequate soil and plant analysis laboratory in Country
Department of Agriculture,
Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Bhutan
Issues
7. Urbanization: more waste leading to more soil pollution. From
1998 to 2015, a total of 306.56 ha of wetland were lost for
urbanization (NEC, 2016).
Thimphu, 2003 Thimphu, 2018
Department of Agriculture,
Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Bhutan
Challenges
1. Limited arable land which necessitates continuous cropping
2. Resources constraints especially human capacity, farm labor and
fund
3. To sustain free soil and plant analysis and recommendations
4. Development of fertilizer recommendation guideline suitable for
various agro ecological conditions and soil types
Department of Agriculture,
Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Bhutan
Recent Initiatives
2005 2018
5. Soil Fertility Management and Plant Protection focal person
reinstated in Regional Research and Development Centers
6. Observing world soil day and land management campaign
(June 17th )
Department of Agriculture,
Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Bhutan
3. Promoting IPNM to improve soil health, soil fertility and
increasing crop yield
Department of Agriculture,
Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Bhutan
Recent Initiatives
5 Training communities on Sustainable soil Fertility
Management/ IPNM
6 Promotion of Organic fertilizers and Farm Yard Manure
to improve soil health and production of healthy food
Department of Agriculture,
Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Bhutan
Priority areas
1. Organic agriculture and promotion of organic fertilizers and green
manure crops
2. Land Terracing to prevent soil erosion and improve fertility
3. Farm mechanization to improve farm productivity
4. Construction of new and maintenance of old and irrigation canals
being implemented
5. Promotion of rain water harvesting technologies

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Soil and Plant Health in Bhutan

  • 1. Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Bhutan Soil and Plant Health in Bhutan Ms Tashi Uden National Soil Services Centre
  • 2. Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Bhutan Issues 1. Mountainous country prone to land degradation leading to low soil fertility 2. Inadequate nutrient inputs (imbalance nutrient inputs)
  • 3. Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Bhutan 3. Intensive cropping thus leading to excessive nutrient mining (no crop rotation ) 4. Lack of concrete policy on soil fertility improvement 5. Inadequate soil and plant analysis laboratory in Country
  • 4. Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Bhutan Issues 7. Urbanization: more waste leading to more soil pollution. From 1998 to 2015, a total of 306.56 ha of wetland were lost for urbanization (NEC, 2016). Thimphu, 2003 Thimphu, 2018
  • 5. Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Bhutan Challenges 1. Limited arable land which necessitates continuous cropping 2. Resources constraints especially human capacity, farm labor and fund 3. To sustain free soil and plant analysis and recommendations 4. Development of fertilizer recommendation guideline suitable for various agro ecological conditions and soil types
  • 6. Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Bhutan Recent Initiatives 2005 2018 5. Soil Fertility Management and Plant Protection focal person reinstated in Regional Research and Development Centers 6. Observing world soil day and land management campaign (June 17th )
  • 7. Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Bhutan 3. Promoting IPNM to improve soil health, soil fertility and increasing crop yield
  • 8. Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Bhutan Recent Initiatives 5 Training communities on Sustainable soil Fertility Management/ IPNM 6 Promotion of Organic fertilizers and Farm Yard Manure to improve soil health and production of healthy food
  • 9. Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Bhutan Priority areas 1. Organic agriculture and promotion of organic fertilizers and green manure crops 2. Land Terracing to prevent soil erosion and improve fertility 3. Farm mechanization to improve farm productivity 4. Construction of new and maintenance of old and irrigation canals being implemented 5. Promotion of rain water harvesting technologies

Editor's Notes

  1. Bhutan is land locked country with an area of 38,394 square kilometer. Yearly the 26.5 ton/ha of soil is being lost in traditional farming.