NAY PYI TAW January 11
Chairman of State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing met MSME entrepreneurs from PyinOoLwin, Mandalay Region this morning at PyinOoLwin Town Hall in PyinOoLwin and discussed regional development and increase in production of local goods.
Also present together with the Senior General were SAC Joint Secretary General Ye Win Oo, union ministers Admiral Moe Aung, U Khin Maung Yi, Dr Charlie Than, Mandalay Region Chief Minister U Myo Aung, senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief, the Central Command commander, departmental officials of PyinOoLwin District, and MSME entrepreneurs from the district.
Regional facts and requirements presented
PyinOoLwin District Management Board Chair District Commissioner U Thant Zaw Oo reported on salient points of the area and farming, MSMEs operations and coordinated efforts for the success of MSMEs in the district, progress in implementing the directives given by the Head of State during his visit to PyinOoLwin in 2024, development undertakings for the district and MSMEs, and ongoing efforts for improvement of social lives of the locals.
MSME entrepreneurs then presented reports on businesswise operations, difficulties encountered and requirements, the State’s involvement in reducing the coffee production cost, and other requirements.
Sector-wise clarification on the reports
In response, the union ministers gave sector-wise explanations on field tours to address the problem of electricity requirement, plans to coordinate with relevant ministries to look into the requirements of dairy production business, holding of an Union-level MSME production exhibition of regions and states in Nay Pyi Taw on the coming Union Day, State’s support for development of industries and farming-based industrial business, issuance of agricultural land in accord with the rules and policy, establishment of coffee plantations in accord with the rule as it amounts to implementing the green economy as the plantations need shade trees, the need to preserve natural beauties of the district where trees cover 18.87 percent of its surface area.
The Chief Minister gave a supplementary clarification on the necessary support provided by Mandalay Region Government for MSME development in the district, and the priority given to improvement of social and economic sectors of the area.
Requirements for regional development and local production growth discussed
As regards the presentations, the Senior General said the meeting was held to provide means for MSME development in the district. Although the quality of local products is good, some areas need standard packaging process.
Basically, policies have been adopted for MSMEs and the pivotal and key requirement of a product is raw material.
In this regard, the availability of raw materials locally is a must. PyinOoLwin is producing dairy productions, wheat and flour-based products and fruitbased goods.
Market research must be carried out to know and popular goods and they must be manufactured in large quantities through standard procedures for export purposes.
Development of farm based production industries
MSMEs need adequate raw materials, technology, inputs and capital.
Production business must be beneficial, and 65 percent of country’s MSMEs are food producers.
The percentage of other industries such as personal goods producers and machine tool producers is still low.
The availability of raw materials for food industries depend on the success of farming business.
As for the electricity requirement for production industries, manageable-scale solar-power plants can be set up. The State is setting up solar-power generation industries.
The State is facing difficulties in fulling producing and distributing electricity due to the inability of the plants to fully generate power, destruction of power plants and towers by terrorists, inadequacy of gas supply.
Some of the State’s power plant projects came to a halt due to protests and other reasons.
If all the power projects started in 2005 can be successfully implemented, the country will have enough electricity supply by now.
But various attempts to disturb the power projects had stopped them.
In its tenure, the government encouraged the projects of generating electricity from solar energy implemented a short term due to difficulties in electric power sector.
Upon completion, these projects will produce electricity sufficiently.
The government spends a large sum of foreign currency in importing fuel which is one of the inputs yearly.
Using locally made foodstuffs, personal goods and clothes can reduce spending of foreign exchange, contributing much to economic development of the State. Hence, it is necessary to encourage locally made products and sustain State economy.
Needs to systematic utilization of arable lands efficiently
It is necessary to restrict operation of non-agricultural tasks on the cultivable lands, and it is manage to implement agricultural projects under the prescribed disciplines to have success.
It can be seen that some persons who have taken farmlands construct housings on the agricultural lands and set plots for buildings.
They have to submit proposals for using the farmlands in other forms under laws and regulations by seeking approvals at different levels.
As such, officials need to supervise these issues.
It is necessary to systematically manage quality strains, fertile soil, water and agricultural techniques for boosting per-acre yield of crops. As PyinOoLwin is located in the temperate area, wheat can thrive there.
Operating MSME production requires technology, machinery and skilled human resources for manufacturing quality products.
As dairy products in PyinOoLwin are in high quality, if other dairy products are produced in addition to existing products, businesspersons will have greater success.
If advanced wine can be produced, it can grasp market shares. Coffee from PyinOoLwin meeting set standards has occupied a market share.
It is necessary to manufacture quality foodstuffs with the use of basic agricultural produce of PyinOoLwin. Likewise, as PyinOoLwin has sound foundations to operate livestock breeding farms, efforts must be made to secure success in livestock breeding sector and frozen meat must be produced.
PyinOoLwin is famed as a recreation city named as the cherry city as well as a flowery city.
As it is a peaceful and prosperous city, policies have been adopted for education and healthcare services so as to shape it as an education city and a healthy city.
The government is fulfilled the needs for beautifying the city.
Residents have to participate in following disciplines for visitors to take relaxation enjoying beauties of the city with physical and mental well-being. If city dwellers systematically dispose garbage, PyinOoLwin will become a clean city. Likewise, they grow trees and flowery plants, the city will be a green city. Administrative authorities have to lead the people in all process.
As the government is making efforts to improve the State, everyone has to join hands with the government in these measures.
Viewing round domestic foodstuffs
After the meeting, the Senior General and party cordially greeted MSME businesspersons and coffee entrepreneurs and interestingly viewed round the domestic coffee products and foodstuffs.
The Senior General asked about the market share of these products, and officials conducted the Senior General and part round the exhibition.
At National Kandawgyi Garden, the Senior General, his wife and party looked into holding the 17th Flower Festival to mark the 100th Anniversary of the garden and cordially greeted the visitors.
After inspecting 100 years old Gimkgo Biloba plant, the Senior General instructed officials to systematically conserve the tree.
Ginkho Biloba tree is a famous species in China, Japan and western countries. Ginkgo trees are covered with yellow leaves in autumn in many provinces of China, and some of them are lasting for thousands of years.
The Senior General and his wife planted a cherry tree to mark the centennial celebration of the garden and fed fish and goose in the lake after visiting the Kandawgyi Garden.
Chief Executive Officer U Yazar Htwe of the company as well as in-charge of the garden reported on grandly holding the Flower Festival, efforts for existence of the garden and plans to build new fences.
The Senior General gave guidance on systematic keeping the documentary photos of the 17th Flower Festival and display of them at a gallery, greening of the garden and beautification, and proper flow of water at the lake.
The CEO of the company presented a gift to mark the centennial celebration of the garden to the Senior General.
