Kayin farmers to get training, equipment
Kayin farmers to get training, equipment
Myanmar Times, 30 Aug 2017
URL: https://www.mmtimes.com/news/kayin-farmers-get-training-equipment.html
The Kayin State agricultural department will provide technical support and farm tools to farmers, as it urged them to plant in vacant lots in their vicinity, said an official.
The soil from vacant lands would be tested in the laboratories so it would match with the crop to be planted, said U Win Hlaing Oo, chief officer of Kayin State Agriculture Department.
The department will also provide farmers with high quality seeds to be planted, he added.
“The vacant lands in the whole of Kayin State are between 50,000 acres and 60,000 acres but the farmers are reluctant to plant because of high production cost,” U win Hlaing Oo told The Myanmar Times.
In Kayin State, an acre of paddy field can produce from 100 baskets to 120 baskets of paddy. But the farmers only could plant in small scales. The rate of paddy producing is fixed 70 baskets per acre on the average.
U Saw Myint Oo, minister of Kayin State Agriculture Department, has introduced a pilot program to help farmers in Tadar U village, Loon Nya village, Kha Nane Do village and Kaw Sa Loon village.
“We will use young seedlings in wide spacing methods and will provide harvesting machines,” minister U Saw Myint Oo said when he met with farmers.
Kayin State received enough rain this year and also expected to get good rate of paddy production, U Win Hlaing Oo said.
Monsoon paddy will be planted in 43,4900 acres in four districts with an expected average output of producing 30,577,819 baskets. Corn will be planted in 51,100 acres with a projected output of 4,542,790 baskets. Maize will be planted on 2700 acres in a vacant lot and 24,570,000 tonnes are expected.
Monsoon beans will be planted in 5500 acres with an estimated production of 233,750 baskets, sesame to be planted in 3500 acres with an expected harvest of 37,800 baskets, according to 2017-2018 fiscal year plan of the state agriculture department.
The soil from vacant lands would be tested in the laboratories so it would match with the crop to be planted, said U Win Hlaing Oo, chief officer of Kayin State Agriculture Department.
The department will also provide farmers with high quality seeds to be planted, he added.
“The vacant lands in the whole of Kayin State are between 50,000 acres and 60,000 acres but the farmers are reluctant to plant because of high production cost,” U win Hlaing Oo told The Myanmar Times.
In Kayin State, an acre of paddy field can produce from 100 baskets to 120 baskets of paddy. But the farmers only could plant in small scales. The rate of paddy producing is fixed 70 baskets per acre on the average.
U Saw Myint Oo, minister of Kayin State Agriculture Department, has introduced a pilot program to help farmers in Tadar U village, Loon Nya village, Kha Nane Do village and Kaw Sa Loon village.
“We will use young seedlings in wide spacing methods and will provide harvesting machines,” minister U Saw Myint Oo said when he met with farmers.
Kayin State received enough rain this year and also expected to get good rate of paddy production, U Win Hlaing Oo said.
Monsoon paddy will be planted in 43,4900 acres in four districts with an expected average output of producing 30,577,819 baskets. Corn will be planted in 51,100 acres with a projected output of 4,542,790 baskets. Maize will be planted on 2700 acres in a vacant lot and 24,570,000 tonnes are expected.
Monsoon beans will be planted in 5500 acres with an estimated production of 233,750 baskets, sesame to be planted in 3500 acres with an expected harvest of 37,800 baskets, according to 2017-2018 fiscal year plan of the state agriculture department.