Pascal Khoo-ThweMar 2, 2009 (DVB), As Peasants' Day is marked in Burma on 2 March, the plight of farmers in the country remains desperate. Farmers or ‘peasants’, including tribesmen, are…
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Biting the hand that feeds the nation
Pascal Khoo-ThweMar 2, 2009 (DVB), As Peasants' Day is marked in Burma on 2 March, the plight of farmers in the country remains desperate. Farmers or ‘peasants’, including tribesmen, are…
Bean farms flooded by authorities in Bago
Jan 9, 2009 (DVB)-About 60 acres of bean plants were destroyed in Bago division’s Nyaung Lay Pin province when authorities opened the nearby floodgates, allegedly to force farmers to grow…
Pyapon rice farmers expecting low yield
Oct 24, 2008 (DVB), Rice farmers in Pyapon township in the Irrawaddy delta are worried that rice production will be low this year due to infestations and a lack of…
Farmers concerned by embankment project
Oct 20, 2008 (DVB), Farmers in Kyauktaga township, Bago division, have complained that local authorities' plans to build an embankment across Ye Nwe creek could cause flooding on farmlands. A…
Rice farmers struggling with lack of fertiliser
Sep 2, 2008 (DVB), Farmers in the Irrawaddy delta who have been facing various difficulties since Cyclone Nargis are in danger of losing their young rice plants due to insufficient…