November
8, 2017
About 779 acres
of overripe fields had already been harvested in Maungtaw region from 26
October to 7 October according to Agricultural Mechanization Department.
Over 620 acre of
overripe rice paddy fields in Myothugyi ward inMaungtaw Township were harvested
by two harvesters yesterday morning.
An official of
the Yangon Agricultural Mechanization Department U MaungMaungLwin said “We are
attempting to harvest paddy fields near Myothugyi ward using two harvesters but
we can only harvest about 7 acres of rice paddies per day by a harvester as the
fields are narrow”.
There are about
40,000 acres of paddy fields among the total of 70,000 acres of rice paddy
fields across the Buthidaung and Maungtaw region are healthily ripened and
ready for harvest. This year the production rate of the paddy are falling.
Last year’s
production rate of the paddy was about 65.84 baskets per acre while it is
expected to produce only 54 baskets per acre this year.
As some
terrorist attacks occurred in the region, we could not use sufficient
fertilizers on the plantations said deputy head of Maungtaw Agriculture
Department U Than Kyaw.
All rice paddies
will also be harvested with a total of 32 harvesters, including 14 State owned
harvesters and 18 state government owned harvesters starting from 26 October
until January 2018 according to the Agricultural Mechanization Department.
Nay Htet Khaung
Ref;
The Global New Light of Myanmar
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