Farm Development to Product Growth in Focus at National Workshop

A national-level workshop on “From Agricultural Development to Nation­al Productivity Growth” was held at the Myanmar International Convention Centre I (MICC I) in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morn­ing to promote agricultur­al, livestock and fisheries development, related in­dustries, financial servic­es and investment.

The workshop was chaired by Dr Maung Maung Thein, Deputy Minister (Retd) for Fi­nance and Revenue, and attended by deputy min­isters from the ministries of Finance and Revenue, Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, Industry and MSME Development, and Commerce, along with representatives of busi­ness organisations.

The participants dis­cussed the current situa­tion and reforms needed to increase national output in the agriculture, live­stock, fisheries, industry, finance, investment and export sectors and an­swered questions from attendees.

In the afternoon, dep­uty ministers and repre­sentatives of business organisations chaired sector-specific discus­sions. Speakers presented papers on their respective sectors, answered ques­tions and discussed meas­ures for implementation. The workshop will contin­ue on 22 September with further sector-specific dis­cussions. — MNA/MKKS