Modern rice varieties adoption to raise productivity: a case study of two districts in Bhutan

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The paper provides an outline of modern rice variety adoption rate in the two rice districts of Wangdue and Punakha in West-Central region of Bhutan. It presents a brief information on the types of varieties grown by the farmers and their extend of spread within the blocks (sub-districts) of the districts. It some how captures the impact of the technical interventions under taken by the government agencies as part of rice commodity development programme and could be an important source of reference for food security and policy issues.

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