Myanmar targets export of one million cattle annually
Friday, 3 August 2007
YANGON, August 2 (Xinhua): Myanmar has projected to export annually one million of cattle such as sheep and goat in the next five years offering breeders across the country financial help to encourage them to realise the set target, according to sources with the Ministry of Livestock Breeding and Fisheries today.
Granting of bank loan for breeding cattle represents one of the measures taken by the ministry for the move.
Cattle are mainly bred in the country's three divisions and states of Mandalay, Sagaing and Magway, and buyers are expected to mainly come from Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Bangladesh, the sources said.
Early last month, the Farms Products Sdn, Bhd of Malaysia visited Myanmar to make feasibility study on establishment of a live cattle export zone in Myeik, a port city in the country's southern Tanintharyi division.
Myeik was so selected by the Malaysian entrepreneur for the establishment, which will also include a quarantine zone, as the surrounding region is free from diseases that afflict cattle such as foot and mouth, according to the Myanmar Livestock Federation.
Besides, the Department of Veterinary Services of Malaysia is also expected to come to Yangon and Mandalay soon to make the same move on cattle breeding in the central part of Myanmar and deal with the livestock authorities on setting up of more cattle breeding zones in the country, according to local reports.
According to the department, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is considering to aid the Nay Pyi Taw livestock breeding zone project which will cover breeding of 20,000 milk cows, 100,000 ducks and one million chickens.
Granting of bank loan for breeding cattle represents one of the measures taken by the ministry for the move.
Cattle are mainly bred in the country's three divisions and states of Mandalay, Sagaing and Magway, and buyers are expected to mainly come from Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Bangladesh, the sources said.
Early last month, the Farms Products Sdn, Bhd of Malaysia visited Myanmar to make feasibility study on establishment of a live cattle export zone in Myeik, a port city in the country's southern Tanintharyi division.
Myeik was so selected by the Malaysian entrepreneur for the establishment, which will also include a quarantine zone, as the surrounding region is free from diseases that afflict cattle such as foot and mouth, according to the Myanmar Livestock Federation.
Besides, the Department of Veterinary Services of Malaysia is also expected to come to Yangon and Mandalay soon to make the same move on cattle breeding in the central part of Myanmar and deal with the livestock authorities on setting up of more cattle breeding zones in the country, according to local reports.
According to the department, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is considering to aid the Nay Pyi Taw livestock breeding zone project which will cover breeding of 20,000 milk cows, 100,000 ducks and one million chickens.