Country Profile - Myanmar

 

 

 

 

Researchers

Category

Supervising agency

Executing agency

Research focus

Head count

FTEs

Year

Government

Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MoAI)

Department of Agricultural Research (DAR)

Crops

258

258.0

2003

 

 

Myanmar Cotton and Sericulture Enterprise (MCSE)

Cotton, sericulture

118

59.0

2003

 

 

Applied Research Centre for Perennial Crops (ARCPC)

Rubber, oilpalm

54

54.0

2003

 

 

Vegetables and Fruit Research and Development Centre (VFRDC)

Vegetables, fruits

26

26.0

2003

 

 

Myanmar Sugarcane Enterprise (MSE)

Sugarcane

30

6.0

2003

 

Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries (MoLF)

Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD)

Livestock

126

100.8

2003

 

 

Department of Fisheries (DoF)

Fisheries

29

29.0

2003

 

 

Apiculture Research and Development Unit (ARDU)

Bees, bee products

5

1.5

2003

 

Ministry of Forestry (MoF)

Forest Research Institute (FRI)

Forestry

54

48.6

2003

Universities

Yezin Agricultural University (YAU)

 

Crops, natural resources, socioeconomics

128

25.6

2003

 

University of Veterinary Science (UVS)

 

Livestock

44

8.8

2003

 

University of Forestry (UoF)

 

Forestry

32

6.4

2003

Private

Myanmar Arista Agro

 

Crops

na

na

2003

ASTI country brief on the Myanmar, 2007
Brief: (PDF 153K)