Magway, 18 December

The Township Agriculture Department has finished cultivation of a total of 3,500 acres of edible oilseed crops including 1105 acres of sesame, 200 acres of ground nut and 2,207 acres of sunflower this winter crop growing season in Yenangyaung Township of Magway Region, according to the Township Department of Agriculture.

In order to achieve high yield, officials from the Township Department of Agriculture are making field trips and providing farmers with necessary assistance such as agricultural techniques, good quality seeds, methods of planting and prevention of pest infestation in collaboration with relevant farmers in the Township.—Myo Myint Thu

Translated by JT