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Subject:	To Make Enough Food Available
>From:	Thinzar Khine <Thinzar@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date:	Mon, 17 Aug 1998 11:30:42 +0200


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To Make Enough Food Available
Perspectives, The NLM, Thursday, 6 August 1998

Yangon Division at present has put 1,087,575 acres under monsoon paddy,
completing 97.5
per cent of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation?s region-wise
target of 1,115,000 acres
and 120 per cent of its own target of 905,751 acres.

The division is striving for a sown acreage of 1,135,000 acres -- i.e.
20,000 acres more than
the ministry?s target .

A ceremony was held at an agricultural farm in Taikkyi Township and
other day to mark the
completion of putting the division?s set target of 905,751 acres under
monsoon paddy.

The division also held district-level and division-level paddy
transplanting contests to improve
modern transplanting methods for boosting agricultural production.

These contests also contribute towards disseminating modern know-how to
farmers.  The
ceremony also marked the Division?s earliest completion of the monsoon
paddy ploughing
season in the nation as in the previous years, which was a result of
harmonious cooperation
among local authorities at different levels, various departments and
farmers.

Early completion of monsoon paddy ploughing season has paved better ways
to put the land
under multiple-cropping, leading towards successful implementation of
the division?s
agricultural plans for 1998-99, said Secretary-2 of the State Peace and
Development Council
Lt-Gen Tin Oo at the ceremony.

Increase of one basket per acre yield with the application of modern
methods will lead to a
rise of 12 million baskets in monsoon paddy production in the entire
division, he also pointed
out.

Another item of encouraging news is that, 2,684,548 acres have been put
under monsoon
paddy in Ayeyawady Division up to the end of July.  All the cultivated
paddy fields of the
nation?s rice bowl are thriving.

The government has given priority to the progress of farmers? income and
social life, offering
better conditions by various means.

Extra efforts are being made to put more land under monsoon and summer
paddy, the
nation?s main crop, and cotton, beans, sugarcane and edible oil crops.
Work is gaining
momentum in cultivating crops that are suitable for the respective
regions.

Minimizing of wastage in the farms is also an important means to help
increase food
production.

Other states and divisions are also striving to exceed their respective
monsoon paddy acreage
with the combined and united forces of local authorities and departments
at different levels
and farmers.

Monsoon paddy production of the nation will significantly increase year
after year with the
government?s leadership and ardent efforts.

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