Reviving the Paddy Cultivation
Since 2010, farmers of Phajo Gonpa village (23 households) in Lauri Gewog have abandoned the paddy cultivation due to human wildlife conflict and damage of natural water irrigation system by landslides. This has led to [...]
Inculcating the Values of Farming
30 students and 3 teachers from our Lhomon Education program took part in paddy transplantation using SRI method at Rekhay today. Such program offers a sequence of interdisciplinary place-based and hands-on courses to our students. [...]
Slowly but surely
This is the 3rd year since Pemathang Gewog has initiated their zero waste management programs in collaboration with SJI. Pemathang Gewog is the first gewog in Samdrup Jongkhar to go beyond the concept of cleaning [...]
Awareness Program in CGI
An awareness program on personal health and hygiene; lifestyle and exercises; food and nutrition; and safe drinking water was carried out by a team of doctors, a health assistant, a lab officer, and a nurse [...]
Visit to Assam
In order to enhance the local capacity of our SRI (System of Rice Intensification) farmers and to upscale the SRI project in the coming years with a support from local leaders /development actors, SJI took [...]
Landslide in Menchari
Rain and landslides have not stopped us from helping our community members when they are in need of us. Road block towards GNH model village. The road to success is not easy to [...]
System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Project
11 SRI farmers from Rekhay village in Dewathang Gewog have started preparing seedlings which will be transplanted after 14 days. We will keep you updated on the progress. "Don't judge each day by the harvest [...]
LME vegetable garden in Menchari
“A garden requires patient labour and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfil good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them”. (Liberty Hyde Bailey) On Sunday the 11th [...]
Happening Now
SJI showcasing innovations entitled “Innovative Approach towards Waste Management” at the International Conference on Resilient Hindu Kush Himalaya: Developing Solution towards a Sustainable Future for Asia from 3-6 December at International Centre for Integrated Mountain [...]
Land Management at Menchari GNH-Model Village
Lead by Mr. Sonam Phuntsho (Assistant Dzongkhag Agriculture Officer) from Samdrup Jongkhar Dzongkhag Agriculture Sector in collaboration with SJI and Menchari community members, carried out 7 days (23/5/2017 to 29/5/2017) land management activities viz. plantation [...]
