A total of nine coffee plantations have been granted Good Agriculture Practice (GAP) certificates, according to an article in the Myanmar Times. The certificates were issued as part of aims to bring a significant boost to the sector. The GAP system was introduced by the Myanmar government in 2016. It is accepted as a sign of quality by some other countries. The nine plantations granted certificates are Si Thar, Green Land 1 and 2, Mya Myanmar and Creation Myanmar. The plantations are located in Mandalay Region and Shan State. “GAP holders provide consumers with reassurance that their products are made without harmful chemicals. This gives consumers more confidence” said U Myint Swe, director from the Department of Agriculture under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation. According to an article in the Myanmar Times, Myanmar coffee ranked second out of 48 countries in a coffee exhibition in China in 2017.