Businesspersons eye making value-added bamboo products in Bago

Bago Region Government and businesspersons held talks on Wednesday on manufacturing value-added bamboo products in the upstream area of the Bago River.

Chief Minister U Win Thein, Bago Region Hluttaw Speaker U Khin Maung Yin, Bago Region Minister for Planning and Finance U Nyunt Shwe, regional representatives, Myanmar Rattan and Bamboo Entrepreneurs Association Chairman U Kyaw Thu, and other officials attended the meeting.

At the meeting, Chief Minister U Win Thein lauded the joint efforts made by the Myanmar Rattan and Bamboo Entrepreneurs Association and locals for manufacturing value-added bamboo products in Zaungtu area. He also urged residents to help preserve the ecosystem and participate in other related activities.

U Khin Maung Yin, the Speaker of Bago Region Hluttaw, said that Myanmar is moving towards liberalization and making policies that favour an open market economy. “Although Myanmar is rich in natural resources, these are being extracted quickly for sending to the market. Therefore, we need to shift to producing value-added goods by using advanced techniques, raise awareness about systematic extraction, and conserve forests,” he said.

During the meeting, U Kyaw Thu, the Chairman of the Myanmar Rattan and Bamboo Entrepreneurs Association, foreign experts, and other officials discussed about the bamboo production industry, the objectives and benefits of production, and related issues.

Hein Htet (Bago)

(Translated by La Wonn)

Photo: Hein Htet (Bago)

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar