MT News
It is necessary to produce more fish at lower costs. If production costs are low, it is beneficial for the public, who will be able to consume fish nutrients, as well as for the region where fish breeding tasks are carried out, said State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.
He made this comment during his inspection tour at fish farming in Shwe Muyin in Twantay Township and Fisheries Institute (Twantay) this morning.
The Senior General said that manufacturing livestock products by establishing agriculture and livestock breeding zones in Yangon Region aims at contributing to sufficiency of meat, fish and vegetables in Yangon Region and enabling the public to consume the products at reasonable prices.
He added that fish breeding tasks are being carried out in Shwe Muyin aims at fulfilling the daily fish need of Yangon Region, which has a population of 9 million and the demand exceeds the supply if a Yangonite consumes five ticals of fish every day. It is beneficial to produce enough fish in Yangon region rather than importing fish from Ayeyarwady and other region to meet the demand and to distribute enough fish to local residents at reasonable prices.
It is necessary to utilize the livestock breeding land beneficially, to feed fish sufficiently to boost production and to replenish fingerling stocks in breeding ponds. Officials from the regional government are required to cooperate with relevant ministry officials to acquire appropriate fish species, said the Senior General.
The government is ready to provide other necessary assistance. Production of animal feed, which is included in the small and medium enterprise, must be encouraged and animal feed must be produced from raw materials available in the region. It is important to cooperate with pharmaceutical factories to acquire necessary animal medicines, he said.
Afterwards, the Senior General and party continued to the Fisheries Institute (Twantay) of the Fisheries Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation and met with instructors and students.
