Burma: Authorities To Buy Rice from Farmers

Burmese Government Authorities in Arakan State are preparing to buy rice from farmers this paddy season by distributing loans to farmers during the cultivation season.

According to the loan system, the farmers will have to repay the loan to the government in paddy after the harvest is complete. The authorities in Arakan State did not distribute such loans to Arakanese farmers during last year's paddy season, but they are reportedly doing it this year out of fear of a shortage of rice next year.