Invitation for Bids (IFB) Date: 21 January 2021 Loan Agreement No: MY-P17 IFB No: 010/DRD/Water Supply/Lot A2-2 (Construction) 1. The Government of Myanmar has received a loan from the Japan International CooperationAgency (JICA) towards the cost of the Regional Development Project for Poverty Reduction Phase II (Water Supply Sector). It is intended that part of […]
Invitation for Bids – Regional Development Project for Poverty Reduction Phase II (Water Supply Sector) ; Deadline : 26th February 2021
January 21, 2021 by
Request for Expression of Interest, International Financial Management Advisor ; Deadline : 5th February 2021
January 21, 2021 by
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Individual Consultant Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Department of Rural Development (DRD) Myanmar: National Electrification Project (NEP) (IDA Project No. 152936) International Financial Management Advisor Ref. C2-TA 44 1. This Request for Expressions of Interest follows the general procurement notice for this project that appeared in Development Business online […]
South Korean tractors to be sold in Myanmar
November 23, 2020 by
Farming machinery manufactured in South Korea will be sold via long-term loans in Myanmar, a senior government official said.U Myo Aung, director from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation’s Cooperative Department, said that five types of tractors will be sold via 4-5 year loans. “The payment will be made once every six months, so […]
Govt to create agri and rural jobs to support farmers under CERP
May 19, 2020 by
Jobs in agriculture and construction will be made available to the unemployed under the COVID-19 Economic Relief Plan (CERP), the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (MoALI) announced on May 13. “Jobs will be provided by the Agriculture, Irrigation and Rural Development Department under a Cash for Work program for the grassroots to earn some […]
Halt pig, pork imports to prevent swine fever
November 19, 2019 by
The Myanmar Pig Breeders and Producers Association has asked the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation to suspend the imports of live pigs and pork products due to the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in neighboring countries. Currently, legal and illegal imports of pigs and pork products […]
China’s sugar ban to be lifted or eased
August 21, 2019 by
There could be a sliver of light at the end of the tunnel for businesses involved in the sugar industry as a Chinese team will be in Myanmar to inspect sugar quality and the mills in a prelude to a resumption of sugar sales to China. Myanmar Sugar and Sugar Related Products Merchants and Manufacturers’ […]
Invitation for Bids, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, Deadline: 26th July, 2019
June 27, 2019 by
THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Climate Friendly Agribusiness Value Chains Sector Project Date 27/06/2019 Loan/Grant No. and Title; Loan No. 3724-MYA, Grant No. 0617-MYA: Climate-Friendly Agribusiness Value Chains Sector Project Contract No. and Title; GD-02 Vehicles (Lot 1- Micro Bus, Lot 2 – Double Cab, Lot 3 […]
Sowing the seeds of growth in Myanmar
June 7, 2019 by
Once the rice bowl of Asia, even today, agriculture continues to be a vital contributor to Myanmar’s economy.The sector provides employment to about 53 percent of the country’s labor force and is a source of livelihood for about 70 percent of the rural population.It also contributes almost 38 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, […]
Fisheries ministry needed for sector development and better exports
December 20, 2018 by
The Myanmar livestock and fisheries sectors have not lived up to their potential under the remit of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation and needs to be a separate ministry in order to fully grow and develop, said U Zaw Aye Maung, Rakhine ethnic minister in Yangon Regional Government. “In the past, livestock and […]
