According to Bhutanese Agriculture Minister Yeshey Penjor, there were no problems in exporting mandarin orange even during the pandemic. At the National Assembly’s question hour, Nganglam MP Choida Jamtsho asked the minister about the government’s plans, programmes and projects to ensure uninterrupted export of the fruit.
Lyonpo Yeshey Penjor said that exporting mandarin orange wasn’t a problem but was worried about the possibility of low-grade produce. “Factors such as climate change and encroachment and fallowing of land, among others, impact the production of crops,” Lyonpo said, adding that the ministry has developed Standard Operation Procedure (SoP) to facilitate the export of agriculture produce.
He added that officials from the Department of Agricultural Marketing and Co-operatives (DAMC) were deputed to Samdrupjongkhar, Gelephu, Samtse and Phuentsholing to facilitate the export of mandarin orange.
The ministry made arrangements with the local wood-based industry for the production of mandarin crates.
Source: kuenselonline.com