May 19, 2008 (DVB), The destruction of around 650,000 acres of farmland in Rangoon and Irrawaddy divisions by Cyclone Nargis has left farmers in need of urgent assistance, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation. Some 20 percent of the rice fields were damaged in the five cyclone-devastated regions. Financial assistance, agricultural tools and other …
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Human bird flu case confirmed in Shan state
Dec 17, 2007 (DVB), The Burmese Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of human infection with bird flu in the country, according to the World Health Organisation. Tests were carried out on 26 November by the public health laboratory in Rangoon on four people suspected to have contracted the virus, according to Burmese …
Small farmers hurt by bird flu measures
Nov 30, 2007 (DVB), Village farmers from Kengtung township have complained that government measures to combat bird flu in the community have unfairly targeted smaller chicken farms. Following "unusual deaths" of local species of chickens and ducks in Naungngin village in Kengtung township, Shan State, investigations were carried out and the H5N1 virus was found …