India, April 2 -- Linking smallholder poultry farmers directly with school feeding programmes and tackling malnutrition in children while creating a stable market for rural producers is an initiative begun by the Royal Government of Bhutan

On a track that is easy to miss, winding through the thick trees of Bhutan's forested hills, Tenzin Drukpa and Pampa Maya Tamange deliver stacks and stacks of trays brimming with eggs to 15 different primary schools in their districts of Thimphu and Chhukha.

Tenzin and Pampa make the journey every month, connecting their hillside farm to hundreds of children's lunch plates - children for whom the school meal may be the most nutritious food they receive that day.

Linking smallholder poultry farmers di...