State Administration Council Chairman Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attends ceremony of choice of arms for the 8th intake of Graduate Female Cadet Course at Defence Services (Army) Officers Training School (Hmawby), inspects agriculture and livestock tasks
Nay Pyi Taw October 8
Chairman of the State Administration Council Commanderin- Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing this morning attended the ceremony of choice of arms for the 8th Intake of Graduate Female Cadet Course at the Defence Services (Army) Officers Training School in Hmawby of Yangon.
Also present at the ceremony of choice of arms were Commander- in-Chief (Navy) Admiral Moe Aung, Commander-in-Chief (Air) General Maung Maung Kyaw, senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in- Chief, Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Nyunt Win Swe, the commandant of the Defence Services (Army) Officers Training School and officials.
They met cadets individually and chose the appropriate military arms of the Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) depending on obedience to disciplines, their subject-wise outstanding performance, hobby and efforts.
The Senior General and party had lunch together with the cadets at the cadet mess hall. In the afternoon, the Senior General inspected the multiple agriculture and livestock breeding farm (Danyingon) of Yangon Command.
At the briefing hall, the commander and officials reported to the Senior General on raising of layers and broilers, breeding of pigs, dairy cows, oxen and goats, cultivation of seasonal crops and perennial crops in the farm, use of cow dung as natural fertilizers and sales of products in respective markets.
In his response, the Senior General said that as food is the most essential in the daily life of the people, the Tatmadaw is implementing the agriculture and livestock projects to have the success. It is necessary to undertake the welfare tasks for the Tatmadaw members and families as well as for continuous sales of goods to the surplus meat, fish, vegetables, eggs and milk to the local people for convenience of food supplies as part of stabilizing the commodity prices in the region. As there is more than seven million population in Yangon Region, livestock breeding zones are being operated in Yangon Region so as to meet the demands of fish, eggs and dairy products.
In this regard, it is necessary to know the market demand in competitiveness with the private agriculture and livestock farms and to produce the marketable products with appropriate rate.
The Senior General stressed the need not to satisfy with the traditional livestock breeding systems, and it is necessary to seek the suggestions of the livestock breeding experts for transforming the work process into a modern, systematic livestock breeding farms. In so doing, they need to set the target of domestic consumption for the first phase to meet the demand. Then, they need to earn the increased income from production of value-added products. A wider market and job opportunities must be created with modernize the manufacturing technologies for enhancement of the living standards of the people from the grassroots level.
The research must be done by constantly observing the advancement of agriculture and livestock techniques though the online media. Successful agriculture and livestock tasks will have to fulfill the needs of welfare for the Tatmadaw members and families. Moreover, it is necessary to uplift the living standard of the Tatmadaw members and fulfill their requirements in addition to the rights.
The Senior General pointed out that the farming system must be transformed into the mechanized farming system on steps to have high yield, minimize loss and waste and cut the costs. Initiatives must be conducted for using the seeds of fruits suitable for the regions and harvesting the fruits all year round. Operating the agriculture and livestock breeding is serving the interests of the region and the State on one hand as part of state building.
The Senior General and party viewed round breeding of fish and raising of layers in the farm and left necessary instructions.