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In 2018, it was reported that sustained decline in land under rice cultivation has resulted in a loss of more than 31,300 metric tonnes in the last two decades. While 28,000 hectares of land was under rice in 1981, this figure reduced to 20,547 in 2017. This figure translates into rice that could
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Whilst Bhutan is notable grower of rice, Bhutan imports 6,000 to 7,000 metric tonnes of rice every year according to Singay Dukpa, the Deputy
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