State Administration Council Vice-Chairman Deputy Prime Minister Vice-Senior General Soe Win emphasized that to ensure the food, beverages, and consumer goods produced within the region are sufficient for the local population, the Taikkyi Livestock Farming Zone must be envisioned not only as a resource for regional consumption but also as a potential export hub, achievable through the yearly establishment and implementation of systematic and effective plans.
The Vice-Chairman of the State Administration Council made these remarks during his visit yesterday to the Taikkyi Livestock Farming Zone, which is currently under construction, to meet with entrepreneurs authorized to operate livestock businesses in the zone, as well as departmental officials from Taikkyi Township. The zone, spanning 2,101.04 acres, began livestock activities in sections on 3 September 2023, and is currently conducting ongoing farming operations. The Deputy Prime Minister was accompanied by Yangon Region Chief Minister U Soe Thein, senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, the Yangon Command Commander and officials.
He stated that, with two political objectives and two national objectives guiding its efforts, the council is successfully implementing the national goals of prosperity and food security, emphasizing the need for the successful implementation of the Taikkyi Livestock Farming Zone to support regional food security, especially because Yangon Region, with over 7.3 million people, relies on agricultural and livestock products from other regions due to insufficient local production, and the Prime Minister has instructed the systematic expansion of agricultural and livestock activities by zone to address this issue.
He also emphasized that relevant
departmental staff should provide necessary assistance, suggestions, and
arrangements to facilitate smooth livestock operations for entrepreneurs
investing in the livestock zone, while also urging officials to collaborate in
preventing diseases in livestock farming. Since animals are raised, biosecurity
is of paramount importance, requiring an understanding of the ecosystem and the
implementation of preventive measures from the outset to address biological
infections transmitted through unregulated human movement and animal-to-animal
contact.
The Deputy Prime Minister
instructed that sufficient food must be provided for animals raised using
free-range, battery, and hybrid systems, emphasizing the need to continuously
grow and produce necessary animal feed and supplements within the zone, while
urging entrepreneurs to focus on systematic and scientific livestock breeding
aligned with their designated business sectors to promptly fulfill the zone’s
targets and ensure activities remain relevant.
He remarked that the regional
government has provided water and electricity, suggesting that entrepreneurs
independently generate solar energy if electricity is insufficient, and
emphasized the need, as directed by the Prime Minister, to begin planting large,
fast-growing trees in a zigzag pattern this rainy season to protect animals and
buildings from natural disasters.
He encouraged utilizing regional
government capital, MSME loans, and national economic development funds to
implement activities within the zone, emphasizing the importance of repaying
loans within the specified period and urging all parties to collaborate with
determination, diligence, and hard work to develop the zone to meet
international standards.
The Deputy Prime Minister and his
party inspected the construction sites of relevant companies in the zone,
including poultry farms and other livestock facilities, before proceeding to
Yangon Command’s No 4 Agriculture and Livestock Camp.
The commander reported on the
multi-purpose farming and livestock camps at the regional headquarters, the
implementation of the Head of State’s instructions, the command’s agricultural
and livestock activities, and the distribution of meat, fish, vegetables, eggs,
and milk at reasonable prices to officers, military families, veterans, police,
and residents.
After hearing the report, the
Deputy Prime Minister emphasized the need for food products from the camps to
be fresh and nutritious, the importance of multi-agricultural and livestock
activities aimed at providing goods to military personnel and civil servants at
prices lower than the external market, prioritizing welfare over profit,
feeding animals systematically, taking measures to prevent infectious diseases,
consulting medical and livestock experts for healthy products, and
systematically planning and implementing strategies to increase production to
ensure sufficient food and water for all military personnel and their families
within the command, ultimately achieving a surplus, while also providing
necessary guidance.
The SAC Vice-Chairman and his party
inspected the dairy cattle rearing conditions at the No 4 Agriculture and
Livestock Camp, as well as the Novogen Brown layers, high-quality meat pigs
with an evaporated cooling system, and Khaki Campbell ducks at the No 3
Agriculture and Livestock Camp, providing instructions to responsible persons
to take necessary measures. —
MNA/TH
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