Million Fruit Tree Plantation (MFTP)
The Million Fruit Trees Plantation (MFTP) project comprising 22 varieties of high value fruit trees spanning across 20 Dzongkhags is currently undertaken by De-suups with technical support from MoAF. Temperate plantation comprising of 12 varieties commenced from 15 March with the field works executed by 1388 De-suups and farm owners in 20 Dzongkhags where 376,678 seedlings has been planted as on. The plantation of 5000 Chemshing seedlings (Zizyphus bhudhensis) is the Royal Initiative of MFTP which is currently underway in 7 Dzongkhags namely Punakha, Tsirang, Dagana, Lhuentse, Trashiyangtse, Mongar and Trashigang.
The subtropical plantation is expected to deploy about 1900 De-suups over a period of one month starting from 25 April 2022. The subtropical seedlings comprising of 10 varieties will be planted in 18 Dzongkhags to achieve the overall target of one million.