{"id":8070,"date":"2025-09-29T09:10:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T09:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/?page_id=8070"},"modified":"2026-04-18T02:59:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T02:59:28","slug":"department-of-agriculture-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/?page_id=8070","title":{"rendered":"Department of Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8070\" class=\"elementor elementor-8070\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2071dc2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2071dc2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee713cb\" data-id=\"ee713cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c4b1de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c4b1de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_3095-840x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_3095-840x840.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_3095-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_3095-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_3095-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4600252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4600252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Ms. Zangmo<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Lecturer &amp; Head of Department<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Department of Agriculture<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58be484\" data-id=\"58be484\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76dfc2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76dfc2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Ms. Zangmo<\/strong> is an Associate Lecturer in the Department of Agriculture at the College of Natural Resources (CNR), Royal University of Bhutan, where she has been appointed as the Head of Department as of January 2026. Her academic foundation includes a Master in Agricultural Science from Naresuan University in Thailand and a Bachelor in Agricultural Science from CNR. She also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Horticulture from Kasetsart University and a Post Graduate Certificate in higher studies in teaching and learning.In her current role, she teaches various modules including Horticultural Crops, Water Management, and Climate Smart Agriculture. Her professional expertise is backed by extensive specialized training in areas such as Bio-Dynamic Agriculture, AI, and Climate Smart Agriculture.Zangmo\u2019s research specifically focuses on cropping and management techniques for chilli production under rain-fed farming. Beyond her teaching and research, she contributes to the academic community as a reviewer for the International Journal of Environment, Nepal, and the Bhutan Journal of Natural Resources and Development (BJNRD). Her core research interests remain dedicated to Horticulture and Climate Smart Agriculture.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71ff26b elementor-button-info elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"71ff26b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4846d58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4846d58\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82c23e8\" data-id=\"82c23e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cc1afc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2cc1afc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_2990-840x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_2990-840x840.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_2990-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_2990-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_2990-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46093dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46093dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Mr. Karma Wangdi<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Associate Lecturer\u00a0&amp; Programme Leader<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Department of Agriculture<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-334b40b\" data-id=\"334b40b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6560c02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6560c02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Mr. Karma Wangdi<\/strong> is an Associate Lecturer in the Department of Agriculture at the College of Natural Resources under the Royal University of Bhutan, where he has also served as Programme Leader for the BSc Agriculture programme. He holds a Master of Science in Agricultural Science with High Distinction from Naresuan University, Thailand, and a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Agriculture from Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, India.\nHis academic and research interests focus on soil science, agronomy, nutrient management in organic farming, climate-smart agriculture, and the documentation of sustainable land management practices. His postgraduate research investigated the effects of rice husk biochar particle size on soil physicochemical properties, nutrient leaching, and crop productivity in sandy soils, contributing to the understanding of sustainable soil management practices.\nMr. Wangdi has teaching experience in Soil Science, Soil Fertility Management, Agronomy, and Entomology. In addition to teaching, he has contributed to curriculum development, supervised undergraduate research projects, and actively served in various academic and institutional committees. He has published his research in peer-reviewed journals and presented at international academic conferences, reflecting his commitment to advancing agricultural research and knowledge dissemination.\nHe has also participated in several professional development programmes, including training in fertilizer quality control, protected cultivation, and sustainable agriculture practices. Recently, he successfully completed a leadership development programme at the Royal Institute for Governance and Strategic Studies, further strengthening his leadership, communication, and strategic thinking capabilities. Mr. Wangdi is also a recipient of the prestigious His Majesty\u2019s Scholarship and the Government of India Scholarship in recognition of his academic excellence.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7858745 elementor-button-info elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7858745\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d2e45c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d2e45c8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dda060\" data-id=\"3dda060\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb92cc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb92cc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"265\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-09_08-43-49.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32d3cbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32d3cbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Mr. Wang Gyeltshen<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Associate Lecturer\u00a0&amp; Programme Leader<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Department of Agriculture<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb1d42c\" data-id=\"bb1d42c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a3397e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a3397e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Mr. Wang Gyeltshen<\/strong> is an Associate Lecturer specializing in seed science and technology. With a Master of Science and Engineering in Agriculture, he has built an academic and professional career deeply rooted in the study of seed development, storage, and germination. His research interests lie at the intersection of plant biology and applied technologies, particularly those that enhance seed quality, preservation methods, and sustainable agricultural practices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Previously, Mr. Gyeltshen served as a Research Assistant in the seed sector, where he gained extensive hands-on experience in seed production, quality control, and research. He has also worked extensively on value chain analysis of crops, examining the flow of outputs within agricultural systems to identify efficiencies, bottlenecks, and opportunities for improvement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">In addition to this, Mr. Gyeltshen has contributed to seed policy development, focusing on frameworks that enhance seed accessibility, quality, and distribution. His work emphasizes supporting sustainable agricultural practices and building resilience in local farming communities, while ensuring long-term sustainability in seed production and usage and ultimately contribute towards food and nutrition security.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd005e7 elementor-button-info elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fd005e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5649d06a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5649d06a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ce87c06\" data-id=\"1ce87c06\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78530e03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78530e03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_2996-840x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_2996-840x840.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_2996-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_2996-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_2996-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a73510 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a73510\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Dr. Sonam Tashi<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Associate Professor &amp; Dean of Research &amp; Industrial Linkages<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Department of Agriculture<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2daf1e1\" data-id=\"2daf1e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d5375da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d5375da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Dr. Sonam Tashi<\/strong> holds a PhD in Agricultural Science from the University of Bonn, Germany, a Master\u2019s degree in Agriculture from the University of Melbourne, Australia, and a BSc in Agriculture (Horticulture Major) from the University of the Philippines, Los Ba\u00f1os.\n\nHe has diverse experiences from being a researcher, manager and teaching. He has over 18 years of teaching experience at CNR. Dr. Tashi has held key leadership positions including Associate Professor, Dean of Academic Affairs, and Dean of Research and Industrial Linkages.\n\nHe is specialized in organic agriculture and medicinal and aromatic plants. He has served as a national taskforce member with IFOAM in developing the Agroecological Roadmap of Bhutan and has also contributed to the formulation of the Package of Practices for Organic RNR Commodities in Bhutan.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79dbd16d elementor-button-info elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"79dbd16d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/?page_id=8728\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d18852 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d18852\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46b1b59\" data-id=\"46b1b59\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-078e8c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"078e8c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC1021-840x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC1021-840x840.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC1021-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC1021-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC1021-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f62c856 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f62c856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Dr. Tulsi Gurung<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Associate Professor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Department of Agriculture<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba98a29\" data-id=\"ba98a29\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85b2399 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85b2399\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Dr. Tulsi Gurung<\/strong> is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agriculture at the College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan. With over three decades of academic and professional experience, she has played a key role in teaching, research, and academic leadership within Bhutan\u2019s higher education system. She holds a PhD in Agriculture from Khon Kaen University, Thailand, an MSc in Horticulture from the University of Reading, UK, and a BSc in Agriculture and Animal Husbandry from G.B. Pant Uuniversity of Agriculture &amp;Technology, India.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Her teaching and research interests focus on horticultural crop production, climate change and agriculture, sustainable farming systems, postharvest technology, medicinal and aromatic plants, water and irrigation management, and agro-biodiversity. She has contributed to research on agricultural sustainability, organic farming, gender roles in agriculture, and climate-resilient livelihoods, with has been published in national and international journals and book chapters.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Dr. Gurung has held several leadership positions, including Programme Leader, Head of the Department, and Dean of Academic Affairs, and has been actively involved in international collaborations, consultancy, and capacity-building initiatives. She also serves on the editorial board of the Bhutan Journal of Natural Resources and Development.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7deac48 elementor-button-info elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7deac48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-575ab75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"575ab75\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd07581\" data-id=\"dd07581\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bc0438 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4bc0438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"527\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_3019.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6024662 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6024662\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Ms. Sonam Gaki<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Associate Lecturer<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Department of Agriculture<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5eea007\" data-id=\"5eea007\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b7134e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b7134e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Ms. Sonam Gaki<\/strong> is an Associate Lecturer at the College of Natural Resources (CNR), Royal University of Bhutan, currently serving as the Programme Leader for the forthcoming Master\u2019s programme in Sustainable Mountain Agriculture. She previously served as the Seminar Coordinator and the Programme Leader for Organic Agriculture. She holds an MSc in Organic Agriculture and Food Systems from the University of Hohenheim, Germany, and a BSc in Agriculture from CNR, Bhutan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">With over 15 years of professional experience in agricultural extension, seed production management, and higher education, her work focuses on agroecology, sustainable farming systems, organic nutrient management, and integrated pest and weed management. Beyond her academic duties, she is a proponent of modern agricultural communication, sharing technical knowledge and field experiences through video and photography on various social media platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Her research interests are multidisciplinary, encompassing organic soil fertility and nutrient management, ecological pest and weed management, and sustainable cropping systems. She is particularly interested in farmer-centred extension approaches and the development of climate-resilient mountain agriculture.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b72f034 elementor-button-info elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b72f034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-223449a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"223449a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1153fcb\" data-id=\"1153fcb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ad820b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ad820b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"303\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cc9a88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cc9a88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Mr. Ongpo Lepcha<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Associate Lecturer<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Department of Agriculture<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a49e5de\" data-id=\"a49e5de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ec85f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ec85f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Mr. Ongpo Lepcha<\/strong> joined the department in 2016. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture from the University of Horticultural Sciences, India; a master\u2019s degree in Agricultural Science from Naresuan University, Thailand; and a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education from Samtse College of Education, Royal University of Bhutan.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">His expertise spans agronomy, horticulture, floriculture, geographic information systems (GIS), and plant protection, with specialized research in entomopathogenic fungi and nematodes.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">From 2022 to 2025, Mr. Lepcha served as Head of the Agriculture Department. In this role, he provided consultancy to the National Soil Services Centre, documenting sustainable land management (SLM) technologies and approaches for Bhutan using World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT) methodologies. The initiative identified and cataloged exemplary SLM practices for inclusion in the global WOCAT database. He also consulted for the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) on solar-powered irrigation systems (SPIS), identifying sites in water-scarce areas and supporting installations.<br \/>Currently, Mr. Lepcha is a member of the Bhutan Standards Bureau&#8217;s Mechanical Engineering Technical Committee and serves as the focal person for cut flower production at the college.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62cffdb elementor-button-info elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"62cffdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cfb760a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cfb760a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58b7b39\" data-id=\"58b7b39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c0c7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74c0c7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Ms. Tshering Yangzom<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Associate Lecturer<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Department of Agriculture<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92a5f23\" data-id=\"92a5f23\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a478ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a478ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e831c0c elementor-button-info elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e831c0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49b9b4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49b9b4b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3be42b1\" data-id=\"3be42b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eccfb93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eccfb93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_2998-840x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_2998-840x840.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_2998-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_2998-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_2998-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eff07b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0eff07b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Ms. Nima Dolma Tamang<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Assistant Lecturer<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Department of Agriculture<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cb96bb\" data-id=\"3cb96bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41de8ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41de8ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Mrs Nima Dolma Tamang<\/strong> began her career as a Research Officer with the National Organic Flagship Programme at the National Centre for Organic Agriculture, Yusipang (November 1, 2019 \u2013 March 14, 2021), where she contributed to national organic agriculture initiatives. She joined the College of Natural Resources (CNR) on March 15, 2021, as an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Agriculture, teaching across undergraduate programmes in Agriculture, Organic Agriculture, and Food Science and Technology. She has published a research article on the biochemical properties of <em>Moringa oleifera<\/em> leaf powder and contributed to national publications on organic agriculture and climate-smart farming. Mrs Tamang has extensive consultancy experience, particularly in documenting sustainable land management technologies and approaches for Bhutan using WOCAT methodologies. She has served as a resource person for farmer trainings and national curriculum development workshops. She has completed a Postgraduate certificate in higher education programme and actively participates in capacity-building programmes, including recent use of AI in teaching and research workshops. She also served as Programme Leader for the BSc in Organic Agriculture (July 1, 2021 \u2013 June 30, 2023). Her research interests include climate-smart agriculture, plant breeding and agricultural economics.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee782b2 elementor-button-info elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ee782b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bd31dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bd31dd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccf5933\" data-id=\"ccf5933\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-162bf2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"162bf2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Mr. Mahesh Ghimiray<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Associate Lecturer<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Department of Agriculture<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd999a8\" data-id=\"fd999a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bfa6b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bfa6b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e9cab5 elementor-button-info elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3e9cab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ms. Zangmo Lecturer &amp; Head of Department Department of Agriculture Ms. Zangmo is an Associate Lecturer in the Department of Agriculture at the College of Natural Resources (CNR), Royal University of Bhutan, where she has been appointed as the Head of Department as of January 2026. Her academic foundation includes a Master in Agricultural Science from Naresuan University in Thailand and a Bachelor in Agricultural Science from CNR. She also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Horticulture from Kasetsart University and a Post Graduate Certificate in higher studies in teaching&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8070"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8070"}],"version-history":[{"count":133,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10009,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8070\/revisions\/10009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}