The COVID-19 impacts resulted in less fish consumption, according to the Myanmar Fisheries Federation (MFF). The coronavirus pandemic shut down the wedding, donation events, festivities and restaurants. It also poses difficulties in transportation. The restrictions caused a slump in fish consumption in the local market. Moreover, the individual income loses from heightened COVID-19 measures such […]
Value of fisheries export slumps by $20 mln in past two months
December 17, 2020 by
The value of Myanmar’s fisheries exports in the past two months dropped by US$20.7 million compared with a year-ago period on account of the border trade restrictions by the neighboring countries China and Thailand amid the COVID-19 crisis. Myanmar exported $146.849 million worth of fishery products to the external market between 1 October and 27 […]
Fishery exports targeted over $1 bln in current FY: MFF reports
December 1, 2020 by
Myanmar Fisheries Federation (MFF) targets to earn over US$1 billion from fisheries exports in the current financial year started from 1 October 2020, said General Secretary U Win Kyaing from MFF. Myanmar sends fish and fishery products to external market through air and sea routes as well as land borders. Myanmar exported 670,000 tonnes of […]
MFF official highlights govt cooperation for fishery development in China-Myanmar corridor
July 16, 2018 by
The government and private sector need to cooperate to enable Myanmar’s fishery sector to acceess opportunities in China-Myanmar economic corridor project, said Win Kyaing, general secretary of Myanmar Fisheries Federation (MFF). “In the fishery sector, it is no longer possible to extend catching fish naturally. But we can extend fish farming. We will try for […]
Yangon chief ministers lay outs plan to improve fish farming
March 20, 2018 by
The government will cooperate with Myanmar Fisheries Federation (MFF) in reforming the current fish farming system in fishery sector, said Yangon Region chief minister Phyo Min Thein. He blamed little profit for results from conventional farming and called for better services in transporting fishery products through cold storage factories. The chief minister said the government […]
Myanmar fishery traders call for negotiation over Saudi Arabia’s import suspension
March 16, 2018 by
YANGON, March 8 (Xinhua) — Myanmar’s Fishery Products Processors and Exporters Association has called for government-to-government negotiation over Saudi Arabia’s suspension of fishery imports from Myanmar which will start from April 1, the official Global New Light of Myanmar reported Thursday. Saudi Arabia’s imposition of ban on fishery imports from Myanmar along with Bangladesh and […]
AFC President strengthens partnership with MFF
November 25, 2016 by
Yangon: Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President, made his first trip to Myanmar this weekend to visit Zaw Zaw, President of the Myanmar Football Federation (MFF), in the capital, Yangon. Shaikh Salman told the President and members of the MFF that the AFC is committed to building strong ties with its members under the […]
