Agricultural development strategy to finalise in July

 April 23, 2017

Concerted efforts are being exerted to complete the planning of a Myanmar agricultural development strategy with the assistance of Asia Development Bank (ADB), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT), it is learnt.

The strategy is currently being drawn up on the basis of the Second five-year National Development Plan and will be released to the public through workshops held in May and June in 17 places in the regions and states in order to receive public opinion.

The agriculture development strategy highlights the cooperation between private and public sectors and the farmers to boost production and attain market shares in the highly competitive international market.

The Agriculture Master Plan is being drawn up with the help of local and foreign experts in order to produce pedigree crops, provide quality fertilizer, practice Good Agriculture Practice (GAP), increase awareness of pesticide use to farmers, provide access to loans, produce quality food and penetrate additional international markets, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation.

The aforementioned department will establish a public-private partnership with a view to reducing cultivation costs and boosting the production rate, it is learnt.

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar