"Although the regime declared that it would no longer buy paddy from farmers as previous years, however, it adopts a new plan to buy paddy from farmers. The regime SPDC?s Myanmar Agriculture Products Trading (MAPT) even does not directly involve in buying paddy from farmers at low price as previous years, but it has used ‘Merchant Association? to buy instead of the department..." Although the regime declared that it would no longer buy paddy from farmers as previous years, however, it adopts a new plan to buy paddy from farmers. The regime SPDC?s Myanmar Agriculture Products Trading (MAPT) even does not directly involve in buying paddy from farmers at low price as previous years, but it has used ‘Merchant Association? to buy instead of the department.