Harvesting demonstration on model field in Kayin State

 

 

A paddy plantation demonstration using the Sin Thu Kha pedigree seed -- registered seeds (RS), and certified seeds (CS) -- and harvesting on a model field took place on the five acres of paddy fields owned by farmer U Tar Kalose in Flue Village, Myawady Township, Kayin State on Tuesday.

At the event, the township officer of the Myanmar Agricultural Service said that farmers should use seeds produced from Sin Thu Kha pedigreed paddy seed production fields in order to achieve higher paddy yield.  Pedigreed paddy seeds have been stored in systematic ways to distribute to the farmers so that they can grow pedigreed paddy in real time.

To find out an accurate paddy yield per acre, a paddy on a 0.10 acre field was harvested with the use of winnowing machine.  The paddy yield per acre is 110.81 baskets per wet paddy and 99.73 baskets per dry paddy.

Present at the ceremony were district and township departmental officials and staff, members of the support committee and 126 farmers from the villages in Myawady District. — Htein Lin Aung (IPRD)

Fruit processing vocational training concludes in Pyinbongyi, Bago

A vocational training course on the processing and production of fruit products that was organised by Bago Region Small Industry Department under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation concluded with a ceremony held at the No. 1 Recruitment and Resettlement Unit in Pyinbongyi in Bago Township on 30 October.

At the closing ceremony, commander of No. 1 Recruitment and Resettlement Unit Lt. Col. Hla Myo Oo said that the trainees will be able to produce value-added food products from raw fruits that are hygienic and safe to consume upon completion of the training.

A total of 22 people who are members of Tatmadaw families attended the training, which lasted for 7 days from 24 to 30 October.--Shwe Win (Pyay)

9 types of passports to be issued for Myanmar citizens

The Myanmar passport board has announced that nine types of passports in different colours will be issued to Myanmar citizens.

The nine types will be: PB - Business Passport;  PT - Dependent Passport; PJ - Job Passport; PR - Religious Passport; PS - Seaman Passport; PE - Student Passport; PV - Visit Passport; PD - Diplomatic Passport and PO - Official Passport. A red passport will be issued for citizens, a blue passport for diplomats and a green passport for governmental officials.

A Myanmar citizen will be able to get a passport in 10 days at a cost of Ks25,000 ($25).

Myanmar citizens in Thailand who want to apply passports will have to come to Myanmar and can obtain passports in Yangon, Mawlamyine, Pha-An, and Dawe, it is learnt.—Kyaw Soe (Kawthaung)