In 2020, due to pandemic, the Royal Government has been emphasizing on the increase of domestic production of agriculture products to substitute import of food items from India. Taking advantage of the opportunity, the aspiring women member of the village decided to form a women’s group called “Chubjakha Aumtshu Chithoean Tshogpa”to take up organic farming with an objective to produce organic ve
getables for self-consumption as well as to supply fresh vegetables to the market by bringing all available fallow land belonging to each of the households in the village. The Chubjakha Aumtshu Chithoen Tshogpa(CACT) was established in 2020 by a group of aspiring young women. The group activity will be overseen by a chairperson, who is also a representative of the village to the Gewog Tshogdu, assisted by secretary and treasurer. The group will be governed by the by-laws. Supported by GEF-Small Grants Programme UNDP Bhutan implemented in partnership with Royal Government of Bhutan, the group is currently working on a project 'attaining food self-sufficiency for women through Organic farming during COVID-19 situation in Chubjekha' that will focus on working towards attaining food self-sufficiency and improve livelihood of the community through organic farming, promotion of conducive organic agriculture practice, increase farm production through reduce depredation of crops by wildlife, establish rain-water harvesting and build the local capacity in organic farming and land management.
