August 14, 2017
Myanmar farmers
are working with the American company Winrock International and the United
States Agency for International Development (USAID) to produce 40,000 tons of
soybean annually in Shan State.
Under the
partnership, merchants purchase soybean from villages, which consolidate pulses
harvests from small-holder farms in the area, said Ko Thar Soe, soybean
products distribution manager from Taunggyi town.
Soybean crops in
Shan State account for 60 per cent of soybean cultivation in Myanmar.
Farmers are
working with their American partners to improve yields and quality; a necessity
for potential export markets. Among the improvements required of pulses crops
is using better seeds. Winrock and USAID are providing farmers’ classes to show
them how to produce pedigree seeds. Seeds have been produced since last year
and were worth twice as much as those produced outside of the program, said U
Sai Oo, soybean grower.
Winrock is also
delivering messages for consumer awareness and providing market-based solutions
to farmers, including market research, cold-storage system, food security and
silos.
Zar Lin Thu
(AMIA)
Ref; The Global
New Light of Myanmar
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