Mountain Hazelnuts Bhutan

In brief

Mountain Hazelnuts is a regenerative agriculture company operating in Bhutan. The company works with ca. 8,000 smallholders and has planted more than 1,700 ha of hazelnut plantations since 2011. The business model is based on a partnership with the smallholders and the government of Bhutan. Mountain Hazelnuts produces the seedlings at an existing nursery while planting as well as maintenance of the trees and harvesting of the crop is done by the farmers. Mountain Hazelnuts provides technical, logistical, and operational support and pre-agreed offtake for the hazelnuts. Hazelnuts are sold by Mountain Hazelnuts in-shell or kernel to export markets – mainly to Western premium markets. The funding is used to further scale the operations from the current 1,700 ha to 4,800 ha of hazelnut orchards. In addition, Mountain Hazelnuts will invest additional capex to scale and upgrade the processing facility to match the increasing hazelnut harvest volumes.

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