Results achieved
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Design thinking for local handicrafts
THIMPHU, BHUTAN: Fourteen local handicrafts artisans received a training on crafts skills and design thinking under the SHINE project funded by European Union to diversify and innovate their products. The training was conducted from 19-30 June 2023 in Thimphu and Bangkok, Thailand. In the design thinking workshop held in Thimphu conducted by HAB, the local…
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15 Bhutanese Producers Received Food Processing and Preservation Training in Hyderabad, India
The five-day training program on “food processing and preservation for new product development”, funded by the EU Switch-Asia Programme, through the Sustainable Hospitality Industry Inclusive of Native Entrepreneurs (SHINE) project was successfully conducted from 16 to 20 January, 2024. The Center for Appropriate Technology (GrAT), Stenum Asia, and the Association of Lady Entrepreneurs of India…
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Merak and Sakteng tourism resources promoted
Many of the highlanders of Merak and Sakteng Villages in Trashigang Dzongkhag (District) in Eastern Bhutan are a semi-nomadic herding community whose livelihood, like their ancestors is based on livestock. They have a distinct culture, language, attire, and traditions, and their history goes back to the 13th century, when they fled Tibet after assassinating a…
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European Parliament Representatives experienced Regional Food Program
A parliamentary delegation composed of four Members of the European Parliament (led by Vice-President Ms Evelyn Regner, with Ms Ulrike Müller, Mr Tomáš Zdechovský and Mr Maximilian Krah) paid an official visit to Bhutan and Nepal during the week of 19 to 23 September 2022. During their visit to Bhutan, they were invited to participate…