Over 20,000 acres of rainfed sesame harvested in Pwintbyu

ALL 24,721 acres of ses­ame cultivated during this year’s monsoon crop season in Pwintbyu Town­ship, Magway Region have been fully harvested, according to the Pwintbyu Township Agriculture De­partment.

 

Sesame harvesting began in September, and all cultivated acreage has now been harvested, with an average yield of 9.5 bas­kets per acre.

 

“This year, 24,721 acres of sesame were cultivated during the monsoon crop season in Pwintbyu Township, and harvesting has been com­pleted on all the acreage, with an average yield of 9.5 baskets per acre. To ensure sufficient domes­tic edible oil supplies and reduce palm oil imports, we have encouraged farmers to expand culti­vation using quality seeds, improve yields and adopt Good Agricultural Prac­tices (GAP),” said Daw Moe Moe Wai, Head of the Pwintbyu Township Agriculture Department.

 

During the monsoon crop season, the depart­ment also provided farm­ers with agricultural guidance and assistance to improve yields, obtain quality seeds suited to lo­cal conditions, adopt prop­er cultivation methods, prevent pest infestations, apply fertilizers systemat­ically and produce quality crops.

 

Daw Moe Moe Wai added that expanding ses­ame cultivation and im­proving yields would help meet local edible oil de­mand. Surplus production could also be sold, contrib­uting to improvements in farmers’ livelihoods and local socio-economic de­velopment. — Hlaing Win Lay (Pwintbyu Myay)/ KZL