A meeting on agricultural sector development coordination was held yesterday morning at the meeting hall of the Union Minister’s Office of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation. It was attended by Union Minister U Min Naung, deputy ministers, permanent secretaries, directors-general of the departments, officials, heads of regional and state agriculture departments, heads of oil crop special zones, and heads of training schools.
During the meeting, the Union minister delivered a speech stating that the government has formulated policies for the development of the agricultural sector to ensure domestic food security, increase export production, and boost the national economy. He also mentioned that the needs of all sectors are being addressed. In efforts to significantly improve agricultural production, the performance of the heads of the regional, state, district, and township agriculture departments — who work closely with farmers — is crucial. Therefore, it is necessary to implement measures to effectively enhance farmers’ interest in farming, including improving crop quality, strengthening the market, fetching good prices, and focusing on seed, soil, water, and technology-related activities.
The deputy ministers then discussed ways to promote cooperation between relevant departments for the development of the agricultural sector, ensure strict compliance with financial regulations, enforce the rental of departmental buildings following procedures, and effectively utilize digital communication technology to ensure continuous interaction between civil servants, experts, researchers, and farmers.
The permanent secretary and directors-general of the departments continued the discussion by presenting issues related to achieving target yields of major crops, including rice and oil crops, expanding the cultivation of industrial raw materials and market crops, and ensuring the accuracy of basic statistics on acreage and yield by crop. The Union minister delivered a concluding speech. — MNA/TKO
