Falling lemon prices hit farmers’ profits

THE lemon farmers are caught between the rising lemon plan[1]tations and falling prices this year, said the lemon farmers from Singaing Township of Mandalay Region.
Sebesten business widely operated as traditional business
MYANMAR people may not have seen Sebesten (Cordia dichotoma), but few have ever seen its leaf because of a large number of people who smoke Sebesten cigarettes (cheroot-like smoking article consisting of tobacco rolled in a wrapper made from the leaf of Cordia dichotoma tree).
Lucrative ladies’ fingers attract farmers to grow all year round
The farmers from Wuntho and Kawlin townships, Sagaing Region grow the profitable ladies’ fingers (Okra) throughout the entire year as it allows them to have daily healthy income.
Tomato growers from Ywangan township expect higher price
This year, the local people are mainly growing tomato and expecting it to fetch a higher price.
Due to lack of irrigated paddy field, rain-fed paddy makes main crop in Myeik
Myeik paddy growers mainly cultivate rain-fed paddy in Taninthayi Region due to a lack of irrigated paddy fields where summer paddy are grown with irrigation from dams, ...............
50,995 acres of monsoon maize to be planted in Myawady
According to the township agriculture department, farmers in Myawady Township, Kayin State, cultivate monsoon paddy only for consumption and commercially plant monsoon maize.
Mon state salt farming businesses see greater potentials during tough times