Myanmar Project Bank

Myanmar Agricultural Mechanization Research and Technology Development Center

Project Factsheet
Status:
New
Start:
FY2021-2022
End:
FY2025-2026

Sectors

Agricultural research

Project Description

The project involves establishment of an agricultural machinery research and development center, including construction of a training center where testing and research on import farm machineries suitable to Myanmar land use can be undertaken. It will also include conduct of regular trainings to disseminate modern farm mechanization technical know-how.

The project aims to support the agriculture sector to enable Myanmar to move up the production value chain and produce finished goods using modern machinery and equipment.

Project Expected Benefits

The project is expected to encourage farm enterprises to move beyond exporting raw agricultural products and produce high quality finished goods with the help of refineries, packaging facilities and advanced mills.

Locations

Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory

Total Project Cost

12.65M

Financing Type

Inviting Additional Financing

Implementing Government Agency

Agricultural Mechanization Department

Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan Alignment

  • Pillar 1:
    Peace & Stability
  • Pillar 2:
    Prosperity & Partnership
  • Pillar 3:
    People & Planet
  • Goal 1
  • Peace, National Reconciliation, Security & Good Governance
  • Goal 2
  • Economic Stability & Strengthened Macroeconomic Management
  • Goal 3
  • Job Creation & Private Sector Led Growth                           
  • Goal 4
  • Human Resources & Social Development for a 21st Century Society
  • Goal 5
  • Natural Resources & the Environment for Posterity of the Nation

Contact Detail

U Aung Win
Director/Agricultural Mechanization Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
aungwinamd@gmail.com