Centennial exhibition of Pyinmana Agriculture School bustling with visitors

 

June 26

 

Chairman of Nay Pyi Taw Council U Tin Oo Lwin and Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Dr Tin Htut met farmers from eight townships of the Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory visiting the exhibition to mark the centenary of Agriculture School in Pyinmana yesterday. The exhibition, which was held on the campus of the Agriculture Institute (Pyinmana), featured a 100-year-old ancient building and ancient farming equipment, laboratory equipment, and carpentry tools used in successive eras, as well as booths of agricultural science curriculum, modern farming machinery equipment, exhibits on agricultural water supply, seeds and agricultural inputs from companies specializing in agriculture, and agricultural equipment showrooms.

 

At the exhibition, departmental officials demonstrated use of agricultural equipment.

 

The campus of the Agriculture Institute (Pyinmana) was established by Mr Brayton Clarke Case in 1923 and it was designated by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture as ancient building Napata No 3001, making it the first-ever ancient building in the Nay Pyi Taw Council area. — MNA/CT