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DAMC strengthens farmer cooperatives and expands market linkages

ཟླ་༡༠ 25, 2025 3 mins read
DAMC strengthens farmer cooperatives and expands market linkages

The Department of Agricultural Marketing and Cooperatives (DAMC) has stepped up efforts to consolidate and upgrade farmer groups and co-operatives into federations, while establishing stronger market linkages for agricultural and livestock products across Bhutan.

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