Despite a global drop in rice production in 2014, Burma increased cultivation and profits from export, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Tag: harvest
Jail, hard labour for 70 year-old couple
Five family members—including two 70-year old grandparents—were sentenced to six months’ imprisonment plus hard labour for harvesting paddy on disputed land.
Farmers Association to buy rainy season paddy
Nearly 16 million acres of rice fields are due to be harvested next month, a seasonal task that marks the end of the rainy season. However, with a glut or…
Chin villages face food shortages following bad harvest
Dozens of villages in Thantlang, Matupi and Paletwa townships are facing renewed food shortages following bad weather conditions and low yields of harvest.
Karen farmers upgrade from cattle to machinery
As border trade with Thailand opens up in eastern Burma, farmers in Kawkareik township in the Karen state are now beginning to use machines instead of their traditional beasts of…
Bean farmers hit by poor harvest and low prices
Mar 18, 2008 (DVB), Bean farmers in Tharawaddy township in Bago division have suffered losses due to low bean prices and a poor harvest caused by unseasonal rains. A local…