Myanmar targets larger rubber production to boost export
Tuesday, 30 September 2008
YANGON, Sept. 29 (Xinhua): Myanmar has targeted to cultivate 81,000 hectares more of rubber to boost export of the industrial crop in the fiscal year of 2008- 09, which began in April, the official newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported today.
In 2007-08, the country grew 364,500 hectares of the crop, producing more than 80,000 tons. Of the output, 60,000 tons were exported.
Myanmar's southeastern Mon state has been engaged in rubber farming for many years. With the favorable climate and soil and high rainfall, the state stands as the largest rubber producing region in the country.
Apart from the Mon state, rubber grows well in Tanintharyi division, Kachin, Kayin and Shan states where planting of rubber is being transformed from a small scale to a commercial scale.
Meanwhile, Myanmar will also expand cultivation of over 40,000 hectares of rubber along the country's May Yu mountain range in western Rakhine state as part of its 10- year plan (2008-09 to 2017- 2018) of extending cultivation of the industrial crop.
The country's rubber cultivation revived after 1988 due to permission granted to national entrepreneurs to grow and trade the crop freely.
Rubber, along with jute, cotton, edible crop, stands a main industrial crop in Myanmar.
Myanmar exports rubber mainly to China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia through border trade.
In 2007-08, the country grew 364,500 hectares of the crop, producing more than 80,000 tons. Of the output, 60,000 tons were exported.
Myanmar's southeastern Mon state has been engaged in rubber farming for many years. With the favorable climate and soil and high rainfall, the state stands as the largest rubber producing region in the country.
Apart from the Mon state, rubber grows well in Tanintharyi division, Kachin, Kayin and Shan states where planting of rubber is being transformed from a small scale to a commercial scale.
Meanwhile, Myanmar will also expand cultivation of over 40,000 hectares of rubber along the country's May Yu mountain range in western Rakhine state as part of its 10- year plan (2008-09 to 2017- 2018) of extending cultivation of the industrial crop.
The country's rubber cultivation revived after 1988 due to permission granted to national entrepreneurs to grow and trade the crop freely.
Rubber, along with jute, cotton, edible crop, stands a main industrial crop in Myanmar.
Myanmar exports rubber mainly to China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia through border trade.