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Background
Dzomi gewog is located on the west bank of the Mochhu River, between Shengana and Lingbukha
gewogs with an altitude ranging from 1200-2400m above the sea level. It stretches over an area of 20 sq. km. There are 257 households in the gewog, which
currently hold a population of 1350 people. The gewog comprises of 8 Chiwogs which have 19 villages.
Dzomi has 458 acres of wetland, 24 acres of dry land,
20 acres of vegetable garden, 34 acres of Sokshing, 33 acres of Pangshing and 1602 acres of Tsamdro.
The gewog has one NFE Centre and one community
school. It is accessible by motor-able road from Dzongkhag Headquarters. Due to its proximity to Khuruthang, people of the gewog can market their
agricultural and livestock products easily. People of this gewog experience a shortage of construction timber and fuel wood as the forest coverage of this
gewog is comparatively lesser than the other gewogs. The gewog has high potential for production of paddy, wheat, mustard and horticultural crops. The
terrains offer high potential for crop mechanization.
Livestock
The farmers of Dzomi Geog rear local breed and improved breed livestock like
Jersey, Mithun cross, hybrids of poultry, piggery supplied by the Department and integrated with the local livestock population. Since the Geog is
accessible to motorable road and crossbreeding of cattle is mostly done through Artificial insemination of Jersey & Mithun from veterinary Hospital in
addition department is also providing the breeding bulls to the far-flung area where there is not accessible to Artificial Insemination. Geog has existing
perennial sub-tropical pasture of 0.5 acreage because farmers have limited land holding for pasture development where by farmers are going for fodder tree
plantation & winter oat. The services of the Livestock Sector to the farmers are being catered by the Veterinary Hospital, Punakha. The Geog has no separate
RNR Centre till date and it is proposed during the 10th Five Year Plan.
The following are basic baseline data for this Geog: -
Table
5: Basic baseline data of the Geog
Sl/no Livestock Type Nos.
1 Local Cattle 961
2 Improved Cattle 150
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Horses 6
4 Mule & Donkey -
5 Improve Pigs 173
6 Local Pigs 222
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