Restrictions on the movement and sale of poultry are in place as a H5N1 outbreak takes hold in Sagaing Division.
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Pegu fury over generational land claim
A Farmers in Nattalin, Pegu Division turned out in their hundreds to demand the return of land seized by the Burmese army 25 years ago.
Pegu protesters demand hospital transfer for ill prisoner
A candlelight demonstration was held in Pegu for Daw Nyo, whose health is deteriorating in prison.
10,000 acres of farmland destroyed
Aug 20, 2009 (DVB), Around 10,000 acres of rice paddy fields located alongside one of Burma's major rivers have been destroyed after weeks of heavy rainfall caused extensive flooding in…
Upcoming delta farming season 'is critical'
May 1, 2009 (DVB), Post-cyclone aid should focus on assisting villagers and farmers to rehabilitate land, said an international aid organization yesterday after voicing concern about the fragile health of…
Cotton farmers forced to grow sugar cane
Oct 20, 2008 (DVB), Cotton farmers in Magwe’s Aung Lan township said they have been forced by a local military officer to grow sugar cane, even though the land is…