Mountain Hazelnuts
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We are a social enterprise working to establish a world-class hazelnut production in Bhutan that creates shared value for all stakeholders.
Mountain Hazelnuts (MH) is a social enterprise producing premium quality hazelnuts in Bhutan. MH creates shared value for rural mountain communities, shareholders, and the environment. MH provides young hazelnut trees, inputs, and technical assistance to support smallholder farmers as part of a long-term partnership. The Company purchases all harvested hazelnuts, which are processed for export to international markets. Hazelnut cultivation enables smallholder farming households and community organizations to generate sustainable cash income. It also stabilizes mountain slopes, reduces erosion, improves water retention in watersheds, and mitigates climate change by sequestering carbon and improving soil fertility. Bhutan’s first 100% foreign investment company, Mountain Hazelnuts has grown to become Bhutan’s largest private employer. Its activities also provide long-term indirect income for thousands of additional Bhutanese.
BBS: A decade later, hazelnut production begins picking up in Bumthang
31/08/2026
CEO Dr. Sean Watson , shared exciting news with students at the College of Natural Resources (CNR) last week. Mountain Hazelnuts (MH) will sponsor a Master's scholarship and launch an undergraduate internship programme for CNR students.
The Master's scholar will join an existing active course. They will carry out research in one of seven high-priority areas identified by MH beginning in July 2027.
The undergraduate internship programme starts this winter, from December to February. Teams of up to four BSc students will perform targeted field data collection to address specific MH research needs.
For many CNR students, this will be a first taste of applied fieldwork, and a chance to contribute directly to research that improves how hazelnuts are grown across Bhutan, improving yields and incomes for growers.
Our grower partners are automatically entered into the Hazay lottery the moment they sell us a kilogram of hazelnuts during harvest collection.
This is the first ever Hazay lottery, and we are all excited!
Watch our field team ask one of our grower partners: what would you do if you won?
25/08/2026
Field updates: Celebrating more first-time harvests!!!
(These are photo updates sent in by our field team as they do their harvest rounds.)
19/08/2026
Big news from Wangduephodrang!
We’re celebrating our biggest harvest from the dzongkhag to date: almost 335 kg of hazelnuts from Kinley Dolma’s orchard.
Tashi delek la!
17/08/2026
Namgay Denkar from Khasadrapchu, Thimphu has just had her first harvest from 2024 grafted trees!
Every first harvest is a small but exciting sign of what’s to come. Thank you to Namgay for your dedication to growing with us. 🙏🏼
12/08/2026
Celebrating our first-ever hazelnut harvest from Nar Maya's orchard in Semjong Gewog, Tsirang!
We are so proud of our grower partners for their hard work and dedication!
We love sharing the success stories of our grower partners. Today, we feature Dawa Dhondup who began intercropping strawberries with hazelnuts in Thimphu about a year ago.
Dawa remains our top hazelnut grower from Thimphu. Our field extension officer Tandin Wangchuk, caught up with him recently.
05/08/2026
We are proud and honoured to be part of Taste Bhutan, alongside other incredible Bhutanese products! 🙏
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Hotel K-Dee/Tsendhen
Mongar
Opening Hours
| Monday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 - 12:00 |
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