Mon State is calling on both local and foreign investors to take advantage of its strategic location and geography to invest in the fisheries sector. U Myint Soe, chair of the Mon State Fisheries Federation said interested parties can invest in the sector to produce finished and value-added products. Other players in the industry see […]
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 […]
Window to Install Mandatory System on Fishing Boats Extended
November 6, 2019 by
The government had provided a two-month grace period from September 1 to October 30, to install the equipment, and is now extending the period to the end of November. VMS equipment is used in commercial fishing to allow regulatory organisations to track and monitor the activities of fishing vessels. “As the equipment has to be […]
Farmed fish prices rise on lower production, higher feed costs
June 13, 2019 by
The inability to meet domestic demand for fish and a curb by fish farms on breeding has caused the price of farmed fish to rise, says Myanmar Fisheries Federation General Secretary U Win Kyaing. The drop in overall fish stocks to satisfy local demand has been made worse by the non-availability of wild-caught fish from […]
Fish export to China still poses challenges: MFF
February 1, 2019 by
With only one of the two species of Myanmar striped catfish registered for export to China, the Myanmar Fisheries Federation is seeking permission for legal export of the second species to help exporters. Traditionally, Myanmar fish farms have bred two species of striped catfish, namely Pangasius Bocourtic and Pangasius Hypopthalmus, for export. Currently, Myanmar is […]
Fisheries sector not developing due to no funding
October 9, 2018 by
Investments in Myanmar’s fisheries sector are almost all from the private sector and it is time to consider more help from the government for the sake of improving domestic food security and generating more revenue from exports says U Win Kyaing, general secretary of the Myanmar Fisheries Federation. The lack of financing is one 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 […]
Calls for Yangon Govt to Halt Rising Price of Fish and Poultry
October 20, 2016 by
Concerns have been raised in parliament over the rising cost of poultry and fish prices at the market. Speaking during a sitting of the Yangon Region parliament on October 12, U Han Htun, Yangon Region minister for agriculture, livestock, forestry and energy, said research was needed to understand the steep increases in market prices for […]
