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• The country’s net sown area increased from 7.98 million hectares in 1988-89 to 11.03
million hectares in 2003-04.
• The irrigated area increases from 0.87 million hectares in 1991-92 to 2.1 million
hectares in 2003-04.
Area contribution of crop groups are :
Cereal crops 45%
Oilseed crops 17%
Peas and beans 20%
Industrial crops 4%
Culinary crops 4%
Plantation crops 4%
Miscellaneous crops 6%
Agriculture Sector as a Vital Role:
• During the past decades, Myanmar took measures to broaden its industrial and service
bases.
• But its economy have not yet diversify enough.
• Therefore, agriculture sector still remains as a vital role in the national economy of
Myanmar.
• Development of agriculture has been considered as a base and all round development
of other sectors of the economy.
• Appropriate agriculture policy, strategic measures and objectives are formulated to
improve the agriculture sector.
Rice
• To supply the rising demand of domestic utilization and surplus of rice, dry-season rice
(summer rice) was introduced in 1992-93.
• The country total paddy sown area showed increasing trend due to area expansion of
summer rice.
• In 2003-2004, the area planted to paddy amounts to 6.54 million hectares and total
paddy production is estimated to be 23.11 million metric tons.
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