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Bhutan - Rural life - Hand milking a cow in the Tang Valley

Smallholder/farmer Karma hand milking one of his 11 cows in the Tang Valley, Bumthang, Central Bhutan. Rural Bhutanese farmers make butter and cheese partly for storage or as a preserved form of milk for self consumption, with any excess being sold for cash.

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Smallholder/farmer Karma hand milking one of his 11 cows in the Tang Valley, Bumthang, Central Bhutan. Rural Bhutanese farmers make butter and cheese partly for storage or as a preserved form of milk for self consumption, with any excess being sold for cash.