Myanmar’s imports of quality seeds soared in the past decade as the country’s agricultural sector grew, the head of the Agriculture Ministry said. U Aung Thu, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, said seed imports rose 45 times between 2009 and 2019. “Our country’s seed imports increased to US$45 million in 2019 from just over […]
GAP system encouraged for export in Myanmar
June 22, 2018 by
The department of agriculture is implementing growing of vegetables and culinary crops such as rice, beans, pulses and corn using a Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) system in some States and Regions which could help Myanmar’s agricultural industry better access export markets. Coffee grown with the GAP system enters international market successfully. In order to export […]
Myanmar tackles food safety in bid to boost agricultural exports
November 26, 2017 by
MYANMAR plans to improve food safety in a bid to boost agricultural exports and extract more value from a sector that accounts for 38 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product. Ye Tint Tun, director general of the Department of Agriculture, said exports of agricultural products made up 23 per cent of Myanmar’s export […]
Myanmar, Netherlands Plant Seeds of Accord
April 20, 2017 by
Myanmar and the Netherlands have planted the seeds of cooperation to develop the local agricultural sector, especially the development of high yielding crop seeds. A ceremony to mark the program was held in Nay Pyi Taw on Tuesday, which sees the Netherlands sharing its vast research and development in seed technology with Myanmar, whose economy […]
Residents encamped along highway vow to return if evicted
August 31, 2016 by
Defiant residents have laid down a challenge to the Yangon Region government: If you evict us, we will return. The squatters insist they will not be driven from their homes because they have nowhere else to go. Their stance is a serious challenge to the regional government’s insistence that it will not resort to the tactics […]
Competition and Hesitant Investors Put Brakes on Myanmar’s Rice Industry
October 31, 2013 by
Burma’s ambition to become a major rice exporter again is facing numerous hurdles, not least of which is the problem of oversupply in the world market. Domestic media reported last week that Burma’s export earnings have already slumped about US$100 million so far in this financial year because of weaker harvests caused by poor weather. […]
