Sugar season delayed as prices fall

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Sugar production in Myanmar will begin a full month later than usual due to unfavorable weather and falling prices. An unnamed sugar cane trader told the Myanmar Times that the “unusual weather” has pushed the sugar production season into

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Myanmar's first coffee growers receive GAP certificates

Nine coffee plantations granted GAP certificates

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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 w

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IFC grants $3m loan to SLCM to expand Myanmar agribusiness Read more at: https://www.dealstreetasia.com/stories/ifc-grants-3m-loan-to-slcm-to-expand-myanmar-agribusiness-129921/

IFC grants USD 3 million loan to agri-logistic firm SLCM

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The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has provided a USD 3 million loan to SLCM Limited, a Yangon-based agri-logistics firm. According to a report in Dealstreet Asia, IFC said that the loan will be part of its Global Agriculture and Food Securi

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CITIC and MAPCO form agri-business centres and rice mills

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China’s CITIC Construction, a subsidiary of the state-owned CITIC Group, has partnered with the Myanmar Agribusiness Public Corporation (MAPCO). The project is worth US$ 500 million, involving high-end rice mills and agri-business service centers a

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