THE Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (MALI) continues to seek
investment, loans, technology, human resources and infrastructure to produce
value added goods and to locate foreign markets for export.
Deputy Minister for MALI U Hla Kyaw made this comment during his
reply to a proposal submitted by Daw Cho Cho of Ottwin constituency at the
Pyithu Hluttaw yesterday.
Daw Cho Cho urged the Union government to introduce methods that
will assist the expansion of domestic agriculture and livestock businesses to
produce products which meet international quality standards, and to export
these products to global markets. MPs have begun discussing the motion.
The Deputy Minister said his ministry and departments are
already undertaking ventures to carry out the suggestions mentioned in Daw Cho
Cho’s motion. He added that the motion supports and energizes their work and is
appropriate for approval.
U Thant Zin Tun of Dekkhinathiri constituency explained that to
bring about the changes described in the motion, it is necessary to share
technologies with small-scale rice businesses in order to improve the nation’s
rice quality in a uniform manner.
He also said the country needs to open training courses to find
solutions to contract-based agricultural businesses, support rural areas in
installing grain dryers and constructing warehouses and silos, increase trips
for negotiating trade with markets selected for pulses, sesame and oil-yielding
crops, and to establish a brand in that endeavor. He said Myanmar’s
associations for pulses, sesame and oil-yielding crops needs to expand their
directives in order to ensure different stakeholders are represented. He added
that Myanmar needs to boost research and development efforts to discover high
quality and fast yielding species of crops. U Thant Zin Tun also made other points
in support of the motion.
The motion was then discussed between U Myint Oo of Thanatpin
constituency, U Kyaw Min Hlaing of Ottarathiri constituency, U Win Htoo of
Namhsan constituency, Daw Khin Than Nu of Mindon constituency, U Kyaw Myint of
Taikkyi constituency, Dr. U Tin Aung of Kyaukse constituency, U Yan Lin of
Kyaiklat constituency, U Paul Sai of Dimawhso constituency, and U Win Htut of
Pyapon constituency. U Hla Kyaw, Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and
Irrigation, also responded to the motion. He said the Union Government has
already drawn up the National Export Strategy (NES) to implement the
suggestions found in the motion. He also said they are now carrying out a
half-year strategy for developing the trade sector by partnering with domestic
and foreign organizations. He noted that they are encouraging foreign
businesses, in order to place Myanmar’s top exports as high-quality products
and increase exports.
He further said the Ministry of Commerce is taking
responsibility in acquiring capital investments and the required technology. He
noted that the central trade department collects prospective regional products
from micro, small and medium enterprises across the states and regions and
sends them to commercial attaches stationed throughout the world, and to trade
officials, in order to introduce them to the global market.
The Speaker then asked the member for the opinion, who replied
to have the motion approved. The Speaker then asked for the deliberation of the
Hluttaw and the Hluttaw approved the motion.
The seventhday meeting of the 11th regular session of the Second
Pyithu Hluttaw will convene today.
Aye Aye Thant
(Translated by Zaw Htet Oo)
PHOTO: MNA
Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar
(Translated by Zaw Htet Oo)
PHOTO: MNA
Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar
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