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State Counsellor Holds Videoconference Regarding Impact of COVID–19 on Livestock and Fisheries Sector with Stakeholders TB MUST NOT BE IGNORED AMIDST COVID-19 PAGE-8 (OPINION) NATIONAL NATIONAL UEC invites applications from local and international Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Joint Bill Committee observers for General Election discusses national library bill PAGE-5 PAGE-3 Vol. VII, No. 83, 4th Waning of First Waso 1382 ME www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Wednesday, 8 July 2020 State Counsellor holds videoconference regarding impact of COVID–19 on livestock and fisheries sector with stakeholders State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi discusses impact of COVID-19 on livestock and fisheries sector with stakeholders on 7 July 2020. PHOTO: MNA tate Counsellor Daw livestock and fisheries sector Secretary of the Myanmar livestock breeding is connected children can consume milk and Aung San Suu Kyi in with respect to the real situa- Fisheries Federation; U Thein with the economy as well as eggs on a regular basis they her capacity as Chair- tion at the ground level. Myint, Vice President of the with the health of the people; would grow well and become Sperson of the Nation- Those who participated in Livestock Enterprises Fed- milk products are being im- healthy; eggs and fish are also al-Level Central Committee for the discussions were: Dr Ye eration and Chairman of the ported from abroad; if these good for the health of people; Prevention, Control and Treat- Tun Win, Director-General, Poultry Producers Association. could be produced inside the the oil found in some varieties ment of COVID-19 held a video- Livestock Breeding and Vet- After a few introductory country it would be very good; of fish is especially good for conference yesterday morning erinary Department, Ministry remark the State Counsellor according to research studies, health. from the Presidential Palace on of Agriculture, Livestock and said the livestock sector has po- milk is the best nutrition that the impact of COVID-19 on the Irrigation; Daw Zarchi Htay, tential in the economic sense; can make children grow tall; if SEE PAGE-2 VP U Henry Van Thio attends National Tourism Development Central Committee meeting ICE President U Henry The meeting was opened Van Thio, in his capacity with the video speech of State Vas the Chairman of the Counsellor. National Tourism Development (The Speech of State Coun- Central Committee, addressed sellor is covered on page 4 ) 1/2020 meeting of central com- After the video speech of mittee in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. State Counsellor, Vice President The Vice President looked U Henry Van Thio explained the around the Training and Edu- meeting of central committee for cation Division, the Digital Mar- the third time after forming the keting Division and the e-Gov- National Tourism Central Com- ernment Office of the Ministry mittee, the Tourism Committee Vice President U Henry Van Thio presides over National Tourism Development Central Committee meeting on 7 July 2020. PHOTO: MNA of Hotels and Tourism. SEE PAGE-4 8 JULY 2020 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR “People are the key” State Counsellor holds videoconference regarding impact of COVID–19 on livestock and fisheries sector with stakeholders FROM PAGE-1 tigation measures are being car- support from the banking sector. breeding sector if value-added consider the establishment of vo- She said she wanted the ried out in other areas as there Vice-President U Thein My- products could be made from cational schools, and the conduct livestock sector to develop in the is no vaccine until now for this int from Myanmar Livestock Fed- fishery products which cannot of training courses, also short- post-COVID period; if the live- disease. Amid the news about eration said the livestock suffered last long. term and long-term vocational stock sector develops it would be HIN1 swine flu in China, Myan- some impacts to a certain extent In a country, law and rules training courses in agriculture very supportive for the health of mar is investigating this disease and the demand declined due to are not created in a fixed and and livestock breeding. the people as well as for the econ- for three years and has not found the closures of restaurants and rigid manner. These could be One encouraging thing in omy of the country. She wanted in the country until now. food shops amid the COVID-19. changed according to the needs our country is the fact that during to know what is being done to Director-General Dr Ye Tun He discussed the require- of the country; if we wanted to the COVID period, everyone par- speed up the development of Win also explained preparations ment of land plots for livestock make changes, all points of view ticipated and cooperated; they the livestock sector and how to for conducting six kinds of train- farms which cannot be set up need to be considered; speaking all supported each other; this is acquire more markets; she said ing courses for livestock farmers near the residential areas, im- from the economic point of view, one of the positive results of the it would be necessary to improve under the COVID-19 Economic pacts of foreign investments everyone needed to cooperate COVID period; this needed to be the quality of our products to get Relief Plan in 118 townships and on local farms with managea- to gain business confidence; it maintained; if the lessons learnt good markets. all the courses are scheduled to ble scales, expansion of export was necessary to create a good during the COVID period could She said she wanted Dr Ye complete at the end of September markets, imports of frozen meats environment for business; speak- be maintained, much progress Tun Win to explain to the peo- this year. tarnishing local market, the high ing from the legal aspect, rule could be achieved. Fisheries and ple the efforts made during the He said that freezing facili- price of animal foods which are of law is very important for the prawn breeding enterprises can COVID period for the livestock ties will be set up in Yangon, Bago mainly produced for export mar- country; that is why we place be continued during the COVID sector and also the plans made and Ayeyawady regions with kets and more cultivation of soya very high regard for rule of law; period; in this type of enterprise, by the Union Government to de- the US$4 million loans from the beans to reduce import of this a country can be stable only if it is possible to follow health velop the livestock sector with World Bank. crop. there is rule of law; only then guidelines and regulations. increased momentum in the Daw Zarchi Htay, the Secre- In responding to the discus- all those who are conducting In the fisheries and prawn post-COVID period. tary of Myanmar Fisheries Fed- sions, the State Counsellor said business within the country and breeding sector, much profit Director-General Dr Ye Tun eration, discussed the decrease that if we wanted Myanmar to foreigners would have a sense of could be gained if we could im- Win discussed manageable live- in the demand of freshwater fish- become a developed industrial- security and guarantee for the plement marketing initiatives to stock business of Myanmar and eries sector as there is no export ized country based on agriculture future. That is why the rule of law popularize fish and prawn varie- it plays a key role for the income during COVID-19 pandemic, the and livestock breeding, it would is very important. This is closely ties still unknown in foreign mar- of rural families; the Livestock assistance of employers for their be necessary to encourage the related to the economy. kets, make these products more Breeding and Veterinary Depart- staff during the suspension of small and medium enterprises; For foreign investments to desirable and increase demand. ment has targeted foreign mar- their business; regular supplies in connection with health, people come in, it is very important for Myanmar products are very ex- kets for the domestic meats, milk for local market and distributions have become more interested our country to be able to show pensive in certain countries; soft and eggs, veterinary medicines, of fish fingerlings; allocation of in food; they wanted to eat more that we have the potential to de- shell crabs and oysters are very and helped in the breeding of funds for upgrade of fishing ves- organic products which are good velop from all sides. The qualifi- difficult to get and expensive in good and modified species and sels, jetties, freezing facilities and for health. cations of Myanmar workers are certain Western countries; if we good practices in animal hus- low-interest loans for prawn and During the COVID period, also very important. The majority could be more creative and work bandry, and coordination in the fish ponds. we also need to consider how to of Myanmar workers who went to make these products able to availability of input items for this She continued to say that the minimize the impact of COVID on to work in Thailand are mostly penetrate foreign markets and industry. fisheries sector has employed the fisheries and prawn breeding in fisheries-related enterprises. also make these products more He added the livestock sec- 3.5 million workers, which is the and how to make these enter- During the COVID period, My- delicious to the foreign palates, tor declined by 40 per cent in second to the agricultural sector prises grow in the long term; it anmar workers in the 100,000s then they could become very val- terms of markets and demands in the number of jobs. would be necessary to create the returned home from Thailand.
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