Renewable Natural Resources (RNR)

The RNR sector objective is to improve the living standards of rural households and to foster sustainable management of natural resources through facilitating relevant research and extensions, as well as strengthening community organisations and their marketing capacities and access.

College of Natural Resources (CNR click here for details)

The CNR aspires at making a relevant and lasting contribution to rural development through farmer ori­ented training of technical cadre and quality professional services. It’s mainly mandated to serve as a training institution for the RNR Sector, and to produce technically capable personnel for the RNR Sector.

Renewable Natural Resources Research System Bhutan (RNR-RS click here for details)

The RNR-RC project is to support the research system in Bhutan for contributing to agriculture and horticulture intensification and diversification so that household food security, income and employment potential of small farm agriculture is enhanced, increasing the contribution of livestock to the household economy, and enhancing productive and regenerative capacity of the forest resources, all along safeguarding ecological and biodiversity sustainability.

Rural Development Training Centre (RDTC click here for details)

The project aims at encouraging the youth to go back farming by enhancing rural livelihood through increased social and economical security. This plan will be addressed through enhancing skills and knowledge on agricultural production, marketing & rural development, contributing towards enabling environment for self-employment, and employment & income opportunities, supporting market oriented farming through training on sustainable production methodologies, and supporting institutional strengthening of producers’ groups (e.g. cooperatives/ associations).

East Central Region-Agriculture Development Programme (ECR-ADP click here for details)

The project endeavours to strengthen rural development and reduce poverty in the four districts of the ECR through supporting and facilitating the implementation of selected Renewable Natural Resources (RNR) activities (without forestry), building regional implementation and monitoring capacities;  generating knowledge in RNR and disseminating it, and supporting innovative activities toward income generation and strengthening of community or producer based organisations.

Participatory Forestry Management Programme (PFMP click here for details)

PFMP intends to achieve sustainable forest management and improve rural livelihoods in Bhutan by strengthening the capacity of local communities (also support decentralisation policy) to utilize and conserve forest resources, with an emphasis on poverty alleviation and the equitable distribution of benefits. The approach to achieve the aim will be by strengthening the capacity of the forestry department and specially the newly created Social Forestry Division to support Dzongkhag Forestry Programmes, and implementing PFM activities in most Dzongkhags.

Phased out projects under the sector (click her for details)