Efforts to provide cultivation cost loans to small-scale farmers

It is necessary to coordinate and work to ensure that small-scale farmers who cannot afford large capital can obtain appropriate cultivation cost loans, said Vice President Daw Nan Ni Ni Aye. Vice President Daw Nan Ni Ni Aye made this statement at a joint meeting of the leading organization for the protection of farmers' rights and promotion of their interests, held on July 28 at the meeting hall of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation in Nay Pyi Taw. It was stated that our country is working for the development of the national economy based on agriculture and livestock, and the long-term development of agricultural and livestock businesses is very important, and it is necessary to protect the rights of agricultural and livestock workers so that they are not harmed. It is necessary to support and work to obtain the main needs of agricultural and livestock businesses, namely seeds, land, water, technology, and capital, and to enable the use of high-quality seeds, seedlings, and young fish, and to coordinate and work to ensure that farmers can easily access fertilizers, pesticides, water sources, animal feed, and animal medicines, as well as necessary technologies, said Vice President Daw Nan Ni Ni Aye. In addition, it was stated that it is necessary to provide farmers with market-related information and knowledge, both domestic and international, and modern information technology so that they can access the market. Furthermore, Vice President Daw Nan Ni Ni Aye stated that efforts must be made to develop and strengthen robust and reliable rural loan and financial systems so that farmers can easily invest in and work with new agricultural and livestock production technologies.