Myanmar, Russia pledge to deepen cooperation in agri sector

UNION Minister for Agricul­ture, Livestock and Irrigation U Min Naung, met yesterday afternoon with a delegation led by Mr Konstantin Kanarev, Trade Representative of the Russian Federation, and Mr Mark Zalutskii, Founder and CEO of Osnova Company, in Nay Pyi Taw.

The founder and CEO of Osnova Company explained the progress and results of a research programme jointly carried out with the Department of Agricultural Research (Yezin) on Yantol foliar spray products, which help overcome crop losses caused by grain shattering before maturity and during harvesting in crops such as soybean, sesame, and rice, and the plans for future re­search programmes to be implemented.

The Union minister dis­cussed measures to enhance cooperation in research and technological development, arrangements to support the importation of Yantol foliar spray products into Myanmar, the production, distribution, and sale of these products domestically in accordance with existing laws and proce­dures, the establishment of a foliar spray factory to produce locally and opportunities for export to be effective support for agricultural sector of My­anmar.

Also present at the meet­ing were the permanent sec­retary and directors-general from the departments. — MNA/KTZH