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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations marks the observance the World Environment Day (WED) at the event organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MoNREC) in Nay Pyi Taw. The World Environment Day is the United Nations’ flagship day to enhance worldwide awareness and...

U Min Thu, a 61-year-old farmer lives in Gone Nar, one of the villages affected by previous incidence of violence Maungdaw Township, Rakhine State. Similar to the majority of villagers, he relies on subsistence agriculture, with paddy being a main crop during the monsoon season. Having only four acres of land,...

FAO Myanmar is  collaborating with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (MOALI) and the Myanmar Aerospace Engineering University (MAEU) of the Ministry of Education to promote the application of innovative technologies to enhance DRR/DRM in the agriculture sector through utilization of Drones. In this regard, a training for the recently...

Community Animal Health Workers (CAHWs) provide front line animal health services such as vaccination and treatment for livestock belonging to smallholder farming households throughout the country, yet their work has suffered from a number of weaknesses, including poor quality service from a lack of technical training. Importantly, their role and...

FAO Myanmar has recently published the first issue of the quarterly newsletter in 2017.