Agriculture and fishing
Government Plans to Re-Float Ne Win Era Fish Delivery Service
The Yangon government plans to reinstate a frozen fish delivery service in efforts to increase the quality of produce sold at local markets, said a government official.The government will establish the scheme through a private public partnership with assistance from the Yangon City Development Committee ...
5 kinds of monsoon crops to be planted in Kayin State
In developing the farming sector in Kayin State, it is estimated that five kinds of monsoon crops will be grown in the state, according to an estimation of agricultural projects for 2017-18 fiscal year.Keep reading ...
Rakhine State Plans to Export 10,000 Tons of Beans to India
Rakhine state plans to export 10,000 tons of Matpe beans to India in the current fiscal year, which began in April.Official media reported that arrangements are underway to plant Matpe beans in the state during the coming rainy season and will export the surplus to ...
Agricultural Exports Up $315m Since Last Year
Myanmar earned over $2.93 billion from agricultural exports in the last fiscal year, which came to a close at the end of March, up by $315 million from the year before, new government figures show.Keep reading ...
Myanmar, Netherlands to cooperate in agricultural sector
Myanmar and the Netherlands will cooperate in the development of high yielding crop seeds under a program of agricultural cooperation, local media reported Thursday.Keep reading ...
KOICA-funded agri training school opens
A training school for agricultural mechanisation (Yezin) on the University of Yezin campus in Zeyathiri township, Nay Pyi Taw, was opened on March 31, according to a statement by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation. Keep reading ...
Govt to promote sustainable fishing
A sustainable coastal fisheries project aimed at conserving coastal fish resources is being implemented by the Myanmar and Denmark governments, according to Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation U Tun Lwin.Keep reading ...
Fruit and Veg Growers Call on Gov to Build Weekend Wholesale Markets in Yangon
Fruit and vegetable growers have called on the government to build weekend wholesale markets as part of the Yangon region’s agricultural master plan, which was devised by the government to boost the local agricultural industry.Keep reading ...
Demand to stop dam projects
About 400 villagers gathered on the banks of the Namtu River in Hsipaw township, Shan State last week to protest the construction of a dam which they said will submerge their homes and lands.Keep reading ...
Workers to be sent for S Korean fishing industry
Myanmar plans to send workers for the fishing industry in South Korea as there is a demand for labour in that sector, said U Thein Win, director of the Migration Affairs Department under the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population.Keep reading ...
