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Monday, October 12th, 2015

This Tiny Country Is Going 100 Percent Organic

Author:     Natasha Geiling
Source:     Think Progress
Publication Date:     Oct 11, 2015 8:00am
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Stephan:   This is lovely news. Bhutan, the country that began the happiness index, has made another fundamental decision as described in this report. They are going to go all organic agriculture, and they want to be there in less than five years. I will follow this closely because this is how a a society makes decisions on the basis of wellness.
Rice fields in Bhutan Credit: Shutterstock

Rice fields in Bhutan
Credit: Shutterstock

In 2011, the tiny mountain nation of Bhutan announced a lofty goal: make the country’s agricultural system 100 percent organic by the year 2020. If it succeeded, it would be the first country in the world to achieve the feat.

Bhutan — nestled in the Himalayas between India and China — only has about 700,000 people living within its borders, and most are farmers. It’s a majority Buddhist kingdom, and its culture reflects several key tenants of that religion — sustainable development, conservation of the environment, preservation of the culture, and good governance.

When we say happiness, it’s not just happiness of humans. It’s happiness of the soil, happiness of the animals, happiness of all sentient beings

In many ways, Bhutan’s size and Buddhist culture makes it the perfect testing ground for transitioning to a completely organic agricultural system. But would such a shift ever be possible for a larger country, like the United States?

“For a country like Bhutan, there are some things that are a […]

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