MINISTRY of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation and Myanmar Rice Federation jointly organized a Public-Private Dialogue on export zones implementation and developing paddy seed production businesses was held on 18 August at the meeting hall of the ministry in Nay Pyi Taw.
Deputy Minister of the ministry and officials concerned, President of MRF and representatives, regional committee chairmen, exporters, fertilizer companies, seed production companies, and farmers participated in the dialogue.
The meeting also highlighted setting agricultural export zone on contracted farmland areas in collaboration with farmers and export companies, cultivating only paddy seed designated for exports, collaboration between departments concerned and seed production companies to meet paddy seed needs, production in line with Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for contract farming, securing Geographical Indication status for Pawsan Hmway, premium quality rice of Myanmar to increase its international presence, bolstering exports and attaining good price to benefit growers, reducing inputs, boosting production and public-private partnership.
Furthermore, institutions concerned negotiated with counterparts of the neighbouring countries (Bangladesh and China) to ramp up exports and gain a reasonable market amid a drop in global rice prices. — NN/KK
