NAY PYI TAW September 10
Chairman of the State Administration Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing accompanied by his entourage, and the Shan State chief minister, the North-East Command commander and officials, inspected Konmyint 1 farm of the command this morning.
At the briefing hall, Commander Maj-Gen Naing Naing Oo reported on cultivation of monsoon paddy, millet, sunflower, nivea grass, homong grass, tissue banana, and seasonal crops, and fresian cow, beef cattle, local cow (nwa pya-sein), goat, DYL pig, fish, layer and broiler breeding at the farm, distribution of produce to Tatmadaw families, Myanmar Police Force members, education staff and departments at reasonable prices, production of feed for chicken and pigs and selling of surplus products at fair prices.
In response, the Senior General said high-yield monsoon paddy strains that are suitable with the region must be chosen, and seeds, soil, water and technology must be systematically utilized to increase per-acre yield. Seed-paddy should be distributed to battalion and units, and the surplus, to local farmers.
Shan State (North) should strive to become a model sunflower cultivation area by increasing per-acre yield. Tissue banana should be distributed to departments and local people in addition to battalions and units at fair prices.
Milk cow, beef cattle, local cow, DYL pig, layer, broiler and fish farming should be systematically carried out. The produce should be sold to Tatmadaw families at reasonable prices and the surplus to departments and local people as a way to bring down commodity prices to a certain degree. The surplus production from the feed factory should be sold to local farms.
The command should strive to successfully carry out farming activities till its farm becomes a model business.
The Senior General and party inspected milk cow, beef cattle and local cow, DYL pig breeding and looked around the farm.
The Senior General looked into the requirements presented by officials.
