Key achievements have been made by Â鶹ÊÓƵ in Bhutan¡¯s National School Feeding and Nutrition Programme, especially in improved dietary diversity in school meals, procurement of locally available nutritious foods, and the refurbishment or construction of school kitchens and stores. This support has led to the improved overall health and nutrition of school children. Linking Bhutanese schools to local farmers has opened opportunities for smallholder farmers, especially women and youth, to access markets and receive needed technical and infrastructure support.
In Bhutan, Â鶹ÊÓƵ partners with the Ministry of Health (MoH), the Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD), and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MoAL) to create an enabling environment for healthier school nutrition and improved nutritional status of Bhutanese schoolchildren.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ prioritizes its efforts in strengthening government capacity towards achieving long-term results and critical goals for national development. Strengthening supply chain coordination mechanisms with strong government leadership increases legitimacy and leads to robust supply chain capacity, both at national and sub-national levels, contributing to sustainable economic growth.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ continued its support for Bhutan¡¯s transition to a lower middle income country. In partnership with the Royal Government of Bhutan, Â鶹ÊÓƵ focused on strengthening national capacities, engaging in policy dialogue and advocacy, generating evidence, and developing innovative approaches to climate-resilient food systems, nutrition, and disaster preparedness and response.
To develop stronger national resilience to disasters and the climate crisis, Â鶹ÊÓƵ supports the Royal Government of Bhutan¡¯s (RGoB) DRR initiatives in the five areas of governance and coordination, data preparedness, logistics, emergency telecommunications, and food security.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ, through its Country Strategic Plan 2019-2023, focuses on a food system and resilience approach in its strategic partnerships with the RGoB, supporting Bhutan in enhancing food security and nutrition, and a transformative food system that is carbon-neutral while also being economically viable.
In Bhutan, Â鶹ÊÓƵ partners with the Ministries of Health (MoH), Education (MoE), and Agriculture and Forests (MoAF) to create an enabling environment for healthier school nutrition and the improved nutritional status of Bhutanese school children.
Bhutan is currently experiencing a transition in nutrition and food consumption patterns among its populations, especially school children and adolescents. Â鶹ÊÓƵ partners with the Ministry of Education is currently in the process of developing a social behaviour change strategy for nutrition in Bhutan
As a land-locked country in the eastern Himalayas, Bhutan has limited access and connectivity. Â鶹ÊÓƵ prioritises its efforts in strengthening government capacity towards achieving long-term results and critical goals focused on national development, humanitarian logistics, school feeding and nutritional development, and agricultural resilience
Through the generous support of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), key achievements have been made in Bhutan¡¯s National School Feeding and Nutrition Programme, especially in improved dietary diversity in school meals, procurement of locally produced nutritious foods, and the refurbishment or construction of school kitchens and stores.
This brief provides an overview of how Â鶹ÊÓƵ supports the national health system in the prevention and management of malnutrition and in building human capital. Projects span across school nutrition, innovations, SBCC, improvement of diets, nutrition-sensitive agriculture and fortification.
This decentralized evaluation was?commissioned by the?Â鶹ÊÓƵ Bhutan Country Office?and covers the?Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯S Support to Smallholder Farmers and Its Expanded Portfolio Across the Agriculture Value Chain in Bhutan from January 2019 to June 2021. It was carried out in?2021.
Bhutan Earthquake Impact Planning Policy Brief - Modelling the impacts from potential future earthquakes
This policy brief summarizes the findings of a research project with Durham and Newcastle universities on earthquake impact assessment modelling. The project produced for the first time quantifiable numbers of the impact of earthquakes in Bhutan in terms of fatalities, injuries and displaced persons in the 110 possible scenarios.
The strategy provides an overview of Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s assistance to strengthen Bhutan¡¯s climate resilient food systems across the agriculture value chain from increasing the demand for local food, improving production capacity, post-harvest management, marketing, coordination and knowledge management.
Bhutan is vulnerable to a range of natural disasters, including floods, earthquakes and landslides.
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ is working closely with the Government of Bhutan to prepare for and respond to disasters and support families to improve their food security.
