Myanmar To Host ASEAN Farmers Week

Myanmar will be host an ASEAN Farmers Week in Yangon in the last week of this month, aimed at promoting exchange of views and experiences among farmers in member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

According to reports in the local media, ASEAN delegates are arranged to make study trip to agricultural museum and orchid farms in Yangon division, crop plantation farms in Bago division and fishery undertakings in Ayeyawaddy division.

According to Myanmar's agricultural report, the country enjoyed 4.89 million MT of surplus rice annually after fulfilling domestic consumption.

Myanmar has set a new target of producing 32 million MT of rice in 2009-10, of which 1.5 million MT of rice are to be exported.