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Bhutan bets on hazelnuts to revitalize mountain farming

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Bhutan is investing in high-altitude hazelnut cultivation as a strategy to transform its traditional mountain farming sector. This initiative, spearheaded by the social enterprise Mountain Hazelnuts, aims to provide subsistence farmers with a high-value crop. The project, which began in 2009 as Bhutan's first fully foreign-invested agricultural endeavor, seeks to mitigate issues like mudslides and improve farmer income, despite the long maturation period of hazelnut trees. AI

RANK_REASON Significant agricultural initiative by a nation, involving foreign investment and aiming for economic transformation. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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Bhutan bets on hazelnuts to revitalize mountain farming

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Bhutan banks on high-altitude hazelnuts to remake mountain farming

    Farmer Pema Dema had never even heard of hazelnuts when she was first recruited to begin growing them on her land in Bhutan’s Thimphu region. “I wondered what sort of a nut it was,” the 58-year-old said with a laugh, looking out over the deep valley and terraced rice fields that …

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