𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚-𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫

2 July 2025: The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Royal Government of Bhutan with support from the 𝐄𝐔-𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢-𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 (EU-TAAS) implemented by 𝐅𝐀𝐎 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧, is conducting a two-day Training of Trainers in Punakha to roll out the 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 (FRS).

The FRS is a digital platform developed by the Department of Agriculture to serve as a single source of information for the sector — capturing real-time data on landholdings, cropping systems, irrigation, mechanization, and more.

Once trained, the focal officials from central programmes and the research centres will cascade this training to agriculture extension officers across all dzongkhags and gewogs. The nationwide data collection will begin soon following the training of trainers, marking a critical step in building a comprehensive baseline for policy planning and targeted interventions.

By integrating with national land and population databases — and eventually Bhutan’s National Digital Identity (NDI) platform — the FRS will enable better planning, smarter investments, and more resilient responses to agriculture’s pressing challenges, including climate change and rural outmigration.