Bhutan

Food Security through Improved & Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management

The Food Security through Improved & Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources Management has two UNDAD Outcomes:

Outcome1: By 2012, opportunities for generation of income and employment increased in targeted poor areas.  (MDGs 1, 8)

Outcome 5: By 2012, national capacity for environmental sustainability and disaster management strengthened. (MDGs 7).

The expected outputs in the 18 months' target are:

1. Agricultural productivity enhanced through improved technology and diversified irrigation systems;

2. Capacity of small farmers enhanced through formation of self-help groups and cooperatives in targeted gewogs;

3. Sustainable land management, biodiversity conservation, and utilization of natural resources promoted/strengthened;

4. Environmental mainstreaming tools strengthened;

5. Disaster/climate risk reduction mainstreamed into national policies and plans.

UNDAF Outcome	1: By 2012, opportunities for generation of income and employment increased in targeted poor areas. 5: By 2012, national capacity for environmental sustainability and disaster management strengthened.
CT Outcome	1.2.1 Agriculture productivity enhanced through improved technology and diversified irrigation systems. 1.2.3 Capacity of small farmers enhanced through formation of self help groups and targeted extension services. 5.1.2 Environment mainstreaming tools strengthened. 5.2.3 Disaster Climate risk reduction mainstreamed into national priorities and plans. 5.4.2 Sustainable land management, biodiversity conservation, and utilization of natural resources promoted/strengthened.
CT Output	1.2 Food security among small holder farmers and other vulnerable groups in targeted rural areas enhanced. 1.5 Enhanced capacity of public sector to implement results based policy, plan and programme development for MDGs, GNH and other national priorities.
Project Location	All Regions
Project Duration	January 2011 - June 2012
Budget Outlay	US$ 1,456,885
MDG Goal
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