FARMERS participating in rice export zones in the Nay Pyi Taw Council Area received cultivation funds and agricultural machin­ery at a ceremony held at the Myanmar Agribusi­ness Public Corporation (MAPCO) Group rice mill and rice bran oil mill compound in Pyinmana Township on 15 August.

Union Minister for Cooperatives and Ru­ral Development U Myo Zaw Thein said the rice export zones aim to in­crease high-quality rice production for overseas markets, improve farm­ers’ yields and incomes, boost foreign exchange earnings through rice exports and develop the value chain from cultiva­tion to export.

Under the govern­ment’s economic devel­opment fund, K250,000 is provided per acre for rice cultivation. Accordingly, 522 farmers from 10 vil­lages in five townships received a total of K560 million for 2,800 acres, along with seeders.

Union Minister for Industry and MSME De­velopment Dr Charlie Than and Deputy Minis­ter for Agriculture, Live­stock and Irrigation Dr Ye Tint Tun also delivered remarks. MAPCO Group Chairman U Ye Min Aung explained the group’s current operations.

After the ceremony, officials inspected agri­cultural machinery and farm input displays, facto­ry exhibition halls and the renovation of a 240-tonne rice mill. — TWA/KZL

Published Date: August 17, 2026