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    Tagged: agriculture

    Irrawaddy Division Lead Story News Politics

    Agriculture secretary appointed Irrawaddy Region’s new chief minister

    “I did not expect to be appointed chief minister,” he said. “If anything, I thought I might one day become a minister for agriculture.”

    Lead Story News Politics Rakhine

    Rakhine minister ousted for ‘failing to perform his duties’

    The municipal affairs minister for Rakhine State, Min Aung, was yesterday voted out of office by his peers at an emergency session of the state parliament in Sittwe.

    Environment Lead Story News

    Mission to restore mangroves in Irrawaddy Delta

    Once perfected in Burma, the technology could help other large-scale restoration projects, said WIF’s Lyngdoh.

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    Farmers Lead Story News Shan

    Modern techniques aim to boost potato yields in Shan State

    On a hot day this month, farmers and workers could be seen harvesting potatoes in the wide expanse of fields outside southern Shan State’s Heho Township.

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    160,000 Burmese working abroad thanks to MoU scheme: Govt

    Burma and Japan are currently negotiating a fresh MoU aimed at creating technical training programmes in Japan, as well as protecting trainees’ rights.

    Lead Story News

    Dry Zone farmers struggle to switch to new rice varieties

    The introduction of more productive crops is a key strategy for helping vulnerable communities in the Dry Zone.

    Business Interview Lead Story News

    INTERVIEW: Branding organic coffee in Burma

    Genuis Shan Highlands Coffee founder Ngwe Tun discusses organic coffee growing, marketing, and the challenges for Burma’s coffee industry.

    Farmers Lead Story Mandalay Division News

    Drip-irrigation helps farmers in Burma’s Dry Zone

    In central Burma’s harsh dry environment, drip-irrigation vegetable gardens help hundreds of families get by.

    Farmers Features Lead Story News

    Climate change-affected soybean farmers get new seeds, technology

    For many small farmers in southern Shan State, where roughly one-quarter of all of Burma’s soybean is grown, harvests have declined in quality and volume, putting pressure on livelihoods.

    Arakan Lead Story News

    Struggling Arakan farmers want more government support

    Many farmers in Arakan State suffer from the lack of labour, low mechanisation and poor market access for farm produce.

    Health Interview Lead Story News

    Talking nutrition in Chin State

    Dr Khin Mar Cho is a nutrition specialist and director at Cornell University’s College for Agriculture and Life Sciences in the USA.

    Business Economy Lead Story News

    First coffee shipment from Burma arrives in US

    The United States received its first commercial-scale imports of coffee from Burma in over 15 years this month as part of a US government programme to help farmers in the once-isolated Southeast Asian economy.

    Economy Interview Lead Story News

    Interview: ‘Burma has an extraordinary future in agriculture’

    Economist Sean Turnell speaks to DVB about the NLD’s recent economic policy statement and other issues related to Burma’s prospects for development.

    Business Lead Story News

    India turns to Burma, Africa for pulse imports

    India is looking to import pulses from Burma and African nations to counter a domestic shortfall of 7.6 million tonnes.

    Environment Farmers Lead Story Natural resources News

    In Mon State, expanding quarries threaten farms

    The number of quarries in Mon State is quickly increasing and locals say authorities fail to regulate their environmental impact on farmlands.

    Environment Farmers Lead Story News

    Burma’s farmers fret as weather grows more extreme

    Last year’s floods and other extreme weather events have prompted many farmers in the Irrawaddy Delta to leave some of their land fallow.

    Farmers Lead Story News

    Farmers begin getting bigger loans, but for some, it’s a little too late

    As the government’s agricultural bank begins handing out loans to farmers, some say they have to wait too late for money that has to be paid back too soon.

    Land Lead Story News

    Land returned ‘to the wrong hands’

    More than 95 percent of confiscated lands – some 350,000 acres – have been returned to farmers across Burma, according to the government’s Land Utilisation Management Committee, noting that just 17,091 acres are left to be returned nationwide.

    2015 Elections Interview Lead Story News Politics

    I speak the farmers’ language, says Shan candidate

    Sai Hso Harn spoke to DVB about contesting the regional assembly seat in Langkho, Shan State, and his time running an NGO to provide training for farmers.

    Business Lead Story Natural Disasters News Trade

    Burmese economic growth stymied by flooding: World Bank

    The World Bank’s prediction that the Burmese economy would grow at some 8.2 percent this year has been slashed in the latest ‘Myanmar Economic Report’.

    Business Lead Story News

    Kubota continues expansion in Thilawa

    Kubota, a Japanese agricultural equipment firm, is reportedly set to construct a machinery assembly plant in the Thilawa.

    Business Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Burmese rice exports to resume

    The temporary ban on Burma’s rice exports, which was imposed due to shortages and inflation during last month’s flood disaster, may soon be lifted.

    Lead Story News Trade

    Rice exports could be banned till November

    Burma, which has imposed a temporary ban on rice exports after heavy rains and floods hit the northern and western regions of the country, may not resume rice exports until November, local sources said, quoting an announcement by the Ministry of Commerce.

    Villagers lug heavy items over an improvised bridge as floods destroy all roads. (PHOTO: DVB).

    Arakan Lead Story News

    Arakan flood destroys 170 acres of agricultural land

    Continuous heavy rain last week in Arakan State destroyed 170 acres of agricultural land, 550 houses, 5 schools, 5 monasteries and 47 bridges.

    Burmese President Thein Sein and Mongolian President President Taskhiagiin Elbegdorj take a horse ride together. (PHOTO: Ye Htut).

    Foreign Affairs Lead Story News Politics

    Thein Sein signs mining, agriculture, tourism MoUs in Mongolia

    Burma’s President Thein Sein has concluded the first day of an official visit in Ulaanbaatar, expressing his satisfaction with Mongolian-Burmese relations.

    President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj meets with President Thein Sein in Burma, 2013. (PHOTO: Office of the President of Mongolia).

    Foreign Affairs Lead Story News Politics

    Mongolian visit on the horizon for Thein Sein

    Thein Sein is scheduled to make an official state visit to Mongolia later this month, at the invitation of Mongolian President Taskhiagiin Elbegdorj.

    Business Weekly Lead Story News

    Business weekly 19 June

    In business this week: Central Bank moves to prevent commodity price hike; health insurance to go on sale; Burma’s AIIB coffers confirmed.

    Development Lead Story News Trade

    World Bank presents historic funding package for Burma

    The World Bank on Thursday announced a new funding package for Burma, in it’s first full framework for the country since 1984.

    Business Development Lead Story News

    Rice price volatility in Burma must be addressed, says World Bank

    The price of rice in Burma has increased by 41 percent in four years, much higher than rivals Thailand and Cambodia. This has led to a decrease in Burmese rice exports and food security at home.

    Karen CSOs reject JICA plans video

    Environment Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Karen CSOs reject JICA plans

    Karen activists have again confronted JICA, saying they are being shut out of discussion as a string of development projects are planned.

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