November 28, 2017
A total of 24,123 acres of summer paddy and 459,219
acres of winter crops were planned to be cultivated in Rakhine State for fiscal
year 2017-2018.
Rakhine State has a total of 9,088,053 acres of farm
lands and there are 1,287,236 acres of cultivated lands.
For fiscal year 2017-2018, 204 acres of summer paddy
and 26,810 acres of winter paddy were planned to be grown in four townships in
Sittway District; 3,426 acres of summer paddy and 143,199 acres of winter paddy
were planned to be grown in four townships of Mrauk-U District; 20,246 acres of
summer paddy and 107,707 acres of winter crops were planned to be cultivated in
two townships of Maungtaw District, 100 acres of summer paddy and 78,782 acres
of winter crops were scheduled to be grown in four townships of Kyaukphyu
District and 147 acres of summer paddy and 102,721 acres of winter crops in three
townships of Thandwe District, said Daw Hla Theingi, assistant Director-General
of State Agriculture Department.
Due to the heavy rains monsoon paddies and crops
were damaged in the townships of Rakhine State. Growing of monsoon paddies and
other crops were also delayed. In some townships, cultivation of the paddy and
winter crops is also delayed, she added.
Win Min Soe (IPRD)
Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar
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