A New Leaf for Bhutan's Farmers: Hazelnuts as a High Value Crop Bhutan's rugged terrain has long posed challenges for its farmers, who often struggle with subsistence level production.
However, a novel approach to high altitude agriculture may finally provide a way out of this cycle.
Mountain Hazelnuts, the country's social enterprise, is betting big on hazelnut cultivation as a game changer for thousands of small scale farmers like Pema, who tend trees on steep slopes overlooking their homes.