The National Potato Program and Food Security in the Mountains of Bhutan IPROMO 2015 Ormea, Italy 24 th June, 2015.

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The National Potato Program and Food Security in the Mountains of Bhutan IPROMO 2015 Ormea, Italy 24 th June, 2015

Outline Country Profile My Profile Potato in the Bhutanese highlands Activities of the National Potato Program

Bhutan: Country Profile

Area: 38,394 square kilometres Population: ~ 700,000 Rural population: 69% GDP: USD 1.9 Billion GDP per capita: USD 2509 Land cover statistics: Forests (70.5%), Arable land (2.9%), Protected areas and biological corridors (51.32%) Development philosophy: Gross National Happiness (Sustainable and equitable Socio-economic development, Environmental Conservation, Cultural Protection, Good Governance)

My Profile Name: Pema Wangchuk Designation: Coordinator Organization: National Potato Program Department of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture and Forests Contact: Country: Bhutan

My Town

My Home Town

Potato in Bhutan Important source of income and food for highland rural communities Top ten commodities exported Production: 50,390 tons (2013) Area: 5356 hectares Productivity: 9.25 tons/ ha Export (Quantity): tons Export (value): USD 13 million Farm area: 0.5 ha Cropping systems: potato-maize, potato- buckwheat/wheat/barley, rice-potato, potato- vegetables/mustards

What do we do? The National Potato Program is the coordinating agency for improving the service delivery of the value chain supporters. Targets to increase production and productivity to increase income, food and nutrition security: Improvement of seed system Crop improvement Farmers’ training Post harvest and Marketing

Seed Systems Rehabilitated the Formal System Introduction of aeroponics system and 3G seed Linking the formal and informal system Seed distribution/flow from high to low altitudes only (>3000m to 2500m to 1500m) Farmer seed grower groups Training on seed production (field inspection, negative and positive selection to improve quality of farm saved seed)

Aeroponic seed production

3G seed

Crop Improvement Selection of advanced clones of potato through participatory approach Released two (one white and other red skinned) with late blight resistance and high yield Bio-fortified clones from International Potato Center

Participatory Varietal Selection

Farmers’ Training Integrated Pest ManagementInformal Seed production

Marketing: Farmers’ Market

Marketing: Auction Auction system started in Farmers bring produce from the highlands to the Indo-Bhutan Border where it is auctioned to foreign buyers facilitated by the Food Corporation of Bhutan

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