Amla (Phyllanthus emblica), a sour wild fruit found in abundance across the country, could help reduce poverty, according to discussion on UN forum - Solution Exchange Bhutan.

SNV initiates a system for letting farmers in remote areas know about market prices using Interactive voice Recognition on their mobile phones. Using this system they are able to decide whether to embark on the arduous journey to the auction yard with the

Looking at how poor households could better benefit from the growth of the tourism industry in Bhutan, the Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) and SNV Bhutan (SNV) embarked on an assessment of tourism-related industry sub-sectors during April, May & June 2009

This sanitation and hygiene survey was carried out in four pilot sub-districts chosen to reflect the diversity of village and household settings across Bhutan – Nanong Geog in Pemagatshel district, Jarey in Lhuentse, Hilley in Sarpang and Laya in Gasa.

Bhutan’s Five Year identifies tourism as a potentially important driver for creating revenues and employment opportunities for urban and rural communities. To support this potential, steps are being taken to promote decentralised tourism planning at the