The government is dedicated itself to improving the living conditions of the people in pursuance of the national goal of building a peaceful, modern and developed nation. With favourable weather pattern and geographical features, Myanmar has been an agro-based nation since time immemorial.
The majority of the nation's working population are farmers. Therefore, development of agriculture as the base and all-round development of other sectors of the economy as well is a practical task. At present, the government is working hard to beef up exploitation of natural resources, reclamation of fallow and virgin lands for agricultural purpose and cultivation capacity.
In the message sent by Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Senior General Than Shwe on the occasion of the Peasants Day (2009), it was stated that the agriculture is booming, and the transforming of the country from conventional farming to mechanized farming is on target in terms of manufacturing farm equipment and machinery; that therefore, the nation's food supply has met the demand for the future population of 100 million, far more than the supply for the present population of over 50 million, and our country is contributing towards the food supply for the world people.
At present, there are 190 dams, 29 sluice gates, 322 river water pumping stations, 7974 underground water tapping stations and 658 small rural dams in the nation. As a result of the emergence of a large number of new irrigation facilities, the nation's total sown acreage has increased, and the cultivation capacity has jumped. At such a time, the farmers in cooperation with the entrepreneurs are to set up agricultural zones and reclaim fallow and virgin lands for the success of mechanized farming. And they are to extensively engage in cultivation of high yield crops applying modern agricultural methods.Only then, will the cultivation capacity increase and the agricultural sector improve.
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