Farmers in Rakhine State to have benefit from fertilizer sales

More than 5,000 tonnes of domestically produced fertilizer will be sold to the rice farmers in the storm-affected areas of Rakhine state at a lower rate, said U Tun Myint, Director of Rakhine State Department of Agriculture.
Farmers planting seed production plots and model plots in Sittway, Rathedaung, Ponnagyun, Pauktaw, MraukU, Kyauktaw, Maungtaw and Buthidaung townships will get the fertilizer at the affordable price.
“Fertilizers will be sold at a low price for the storm-affected farmers in Rakhine State. The type of fertilizer that will be sold is urea fertilizer produced by Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise, and more than five thousand tonnes will be sold. We are cooperating with the state government to ensure that the fertilizer bags reach the farmers in time,” U Tun Myint highlighted.
Currently, rice farmers in Rakhine state are buying fertilizer at a price of up to K150,000 per bag.
The basic price of the bags of fertilizer to be sold by Myanmar Agriculture is K30,000 per bag, and the transport costs will vary by township.
In addition to this, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation has purchased and distributed more than 7,000 baskets of rice to the rice farmers in the storm-hit Rakhine State under the guidance of the National Disaster Management Committee. — ASH/KZL