The Problems Found in Bhutan Agricultural Extension System in ItsResponse to Agricultural Development and the Prospect

The article finds that the opportunities and challenges faced with the agricultural development in Bhutan are as follows: the infinite opportunities with backward agricultural productivity, an incomplete market system that retards the development of commercial agriculture; insufficient agricultural labor force. And an in-depth research of the system reveals that too much emphasis is laid on the research, yet inadequate attention is given to extension work; research does not aim to demands; insufficient work is done to popularization; human resources are too scarce; coordination is rarely found and the efficiency is low in popularization. And measures for lifting Bhutan out of difficulty are suggested: strategies be made to promote agriculture extension; adequate system for money supply be provided for this regard; a concerted effect be made to establish a coordinated system involving the agriculture extension sections and the research centers so as to serve together the agriculture households; relevant policies be perfected; and the management of human resources be reinforced and their abilities be elevated.