AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoMountain Livelihoods: Yak herders from Bhutan, India and Nepal will launch a regional network at Bhutan’s Royal Highland Festival on October 23, with Bhutan hosting its secretariat to support cooperation and market access. Cordyceps Market: Only 73 kilograms of this year’s harvest was auctioned; collectors withdrew 227 kilograms—75.7 percent of the reported total—after bids fell short of expectations. Business Finance: Entrepreneurs are being urged to look beyond bank loans to equity investment, while stressing that businesses need to show commercial viability to attract capital. Women-led ventures also highlighted financing and growth challenges at a Thimphu discussion. Mineral Resources: Bhutan’s recorded quartzite reserves have fallen nearly 40 percent since 2015 to 2.9 million tonnes; at last year’s extraction rate, they would last about 11 years. Private Sector: BCCI’s Nu 38.59 million workplan for 2026–27 has a Nu 4.43 million funding gap. Farm Access: Road upgrades in Samdrup Jongkhar are expected to ease transport of milk, oranges and cardamom to market.
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