Peasants Day: Senior General Sent a Message of Greetings

Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing sent a message of greetings on the Peasants Day which falls on 2nd March.

In his message, the Senior General stated that the State Administration Council is prioritizing food sufficiency and full nutrition to ensure the prosperity of the State and plentiful food supplies for all citizens. Encouragement is being given to food sufficiency, full nutrition and food safety in the agriculture sector which is basic business of the State whereas efforts are being made for the socio-economic lives of peasants engaging the agriculture and livestock farming, who are taking responsibility for the production of foods for the people on a daily basis.

In 2020-2021 years, the outbreak of COVID-19 causes many hindrances to the production of all businesses but the country maintains one per cent of growth rate in the agriculture and livestock sector as primary foods could be manufactured as schedules. The agriculture and livestock sector contributed 22.7 per cent to the Gross Domestic Product-GDP and 35.1 per cent to the value of export volume.

The Senior General continued that the government is carrying out the change of growing the crops with the resilience of thirst, flooding and plant disease and pests, use of crops suitable for relevant regions and implementation of modern irrigation systems in order to effectively utilize the water and climate chain. Moreover, efforts are being made to reclaim advanced farmlands, dykes and drain systems for transforming the farming system into mechanized farming, implement solar pumping systems in the dry zones and build water collecting tanks and lakes in order to develop socio-economic development of peasants in all aspects. The government also cooperates with private organizations to be readiness in all aspects by storing the reserve seeds, earmarking the funds, making preparations and undertaking rehabilitation in the damaged crop areas in order to overcome challenges of food deficiency and capacity of response if the country faces the natural disasters in the climate change.

The government cooperates with private organizations to be readiness in all aspects by storing the reserve seeds, earmarking the funds, making preparations and undertaking rehabilitation in the damaged crop areas in order to overcome challenges of food deficiency and capacity of response if the country faces the natural disasters in the climate change.

The Senior General expressed his appreciation to peasants engaging in agriculture and livestock farms for their utmost efforts and perseverance with the spirit of agricultural businessperson to stabilize the production during the period of the COVID-19 pandemic.

He urged all to harmoniously join hands in building a prosperous democratic nation while collectively solving the possible challenges, hindrances and difficulties in order to accelerate multiple developments for national interests of the State, including the agriculture sector through the collected efforts of peasants.