The Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attended the opening ceremony of the Livestock Show and Contest 2022 in commemoration of 75th Diamond Jubilee Union Day which was held at Setsetyo Ground near Koeywa Thabyegon village in Pobbathiri township of Nay Pyi Taw Council Territory on 28 January.
During the opening ceremony, the Chairman of the SAC Prime Minister made an opening remark as follows:
- Myanmar has the necessary natural resources to operate not only the agricultural tasks but the livestock breeding tasks. If modern manufacturing technologies are applied in breeding pedigree farming cattle, it is sure to become a country with food sufficiency and socio-economic development in line with the policy of the government.
- According to the animal census in 2019, there were over 10.6 million of cattle in Myanmar. A similar census was enumerated in 2021, showing that there were 3.7 million pigs, 30.8 million broilers, 28.5 million layers, 38.55 million domestic chickens and 2.22 million sheep and goats in the country.
- The government allowed the legal export of cattle to foreign markets as of 9 October 2017 in order to improve the businesses of local farmers. In this regard, the cattle flow out to China through the Muse route.
- The government is striving for extending the agreements for trading and freedom of animal disease in order to export the cattle to regional and international markets.
- In observing the average consumption of meat for individuals in Myanmar, they consume 9.5 Visses of chicken, three Visses of pork, 1.7 Visses of beef and 0.24 Visses of goat per year. According to the studies, individuals need to consume five to 10 ticals of meat or fish on a daily basis.
- According to the current animal numbers, it can meet the meat demand of the country sufficiently.
- The systematic breeding can be categorized as traditional breeding, caging and herding. Most of the breeders use the traditional breeding and some, caging and herding methods. Especially, it is necessary to transform the breeding method based on pastureland into the feeding cattle with cultivated feedstuff as soon as possible.
- Regarding the agriculture and livestock sectors, there are four ways of agriculture and livestock farming such as qualify species, land, water and techniques. To be able to breed pedigree cattle, the land plot must be adequate for breeding animals with good environments. Likewise, it is necessary to supply quality water to animals. The breeding can be made through systematic storage including feeding.
- In accord with the motto of the Livestock show and contest: “Livestock Production for Better Future”, I believe that the Myanmar people will have a brighter future by producing quality and safe meat, milk and eggs, eating them nutritiously and exporting surpluses.
The Chairman of the SAC Prime Minister and attendees observed the display of cows, buffalos, sheep and goats in the contest, booths of companies, feedstuffs, medicines, machinery and value-added products related to the livestock breeding sector and asked for further information.
It is reported that the officials presented the cash awards from respective contests and honourable awards for booths of companies on 29 January. At the show, a total of 145 booths are on display from 28 to 30 January.
- The government allowed the legal export of cattle to foreign markets as of 9 October 2017 in order to improve the businesses of local farmers. In this regard, the cattle flow out to China through the Muse route.
- According to the current animal numbers, it can meet the meat demand of the country sufficiently.
- Regarding the agriculture and livestock sectors, there are four ways of agriculture and livestock farming such as qualify species, land, water and techniques. To be able to breed pedigree cattle, the land plot must be adequate for breeding animals with good environments. Likewise, it is necessary to supply quality water to animals. The breeding can be made through systematic storage including feeding.
- The officials presented the cash awards from respective contests and honourable awards for booths of companies on 29 January. At the show, a total of 145 booths are on display from 28 to 30 January.