Focus on operating agricultural and livestock farming zones

 

June 19

 

Although Yangon Region is the smallest among all regions and states with the highest population density and the largest population, its demand for food supplies is top among others. According to the census enumerated in 2019, Yangon Region is home to more than eight million population out of more than 55 million population in the whole country.

 

It is not easy to supply food to the people of the Yangon Region. But the government is striving for meeting the demand for food supplies for the Yangon Region by ensuring food security and selling goods at fair prices thereby operating agricultural and livestock farming zones. These zones focus on the supply of meat, fish, eggs and vegetables to Yangonites on a daily basis as much as possible.

 

Moreover, agricultural and livestock farms in regions and states, especially in Ayeyawady and Bago regions as well as Shan State, send their products to Yangon Region. In this regard, the products sent from other regions and states will be more expensive than that of nearby regions and states as the original production of goods from other regions and states will be added with transport charges. To avoid high prices of goods in the Yangon Region, agricultural and livestock farms are being operated to have success.

 

In fact, Yangon Region allocates many land plots for industrial zones, agricultural and livestock farming zones and other business areas as it is a commercial hub of the nation. As such, employees from all regions and states flow into Yangon Region so as to work in business industries for their earnings. In consequence, the growing population demands a larger volume of food supply on a daily basis.

 

Basic foodstuffs such as rice, cooking oil, meat, fish and kitchen crops are essential for residents of Yangon as a daily routine. Practically, high prices of goods become a burden on residents. Manipulation of commodities and greedy storage of goods become nightmares for the low-income population. As such, authorities should take action against those market manipulators while arranging the selling of consumer goods at appropriate prices as a consideration over those facing plights in the daily kitchen problems.

 

To be able to overcome these challenges of the city dwellers, local authorities manage the establishment of agricultural and livestock farms to produce staple food paddy and vegetables as well as meat from cattle, goats, pigs and sheep in addition to poultry farms for meeting the demand of residents. It can be defined as building a prosperous society.