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Buffalo rearing declines in Samtse amid labour shortage and shrinking grazing land

May 10, 2025 2 mins read
Buffalo rearing declines in Samtse amid labour shortage and shrinking grazing land

Samtse—At 74, Madan Kumar Rai remembers a time when buffaloes were central to life in his village. Once a prominent buffalo farmer in Namgaychoeling, Rai now owns just seven animals. Across the village, numbers are decreasing. Buffalo rearing — once a way of life — is quietly fading.

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