Challenges & opportunities of agricultural extension in Myanmar

This presentation by Hla Myint Aung, Deputy Director General of Myanmar’s Department of Agriculture, outlines the current status, challenges, and opportunities for agricultural extension in Myanmar. It provides an overview of the agricultural sector, describes the vision and mission of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (MOALI), reviews extension approaches and methods used, highlights key constraints faced by the extension network, and suggests ways forward to strengthen extension services through policy changes, capacity building, and stakeholder collaboration. Presented during the Mekong Extension Learning Alliance 3rd MELA meeting , at Angkor Paradise Hotel, Siem Reap on 30 October - 1st November 2017, Cambodia.

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Title Challenges & opportunities of agricultural extension in Myanmar
Description This presentation by Hla Myint Aung, Deputy Director General of Myanmar’s Department of Agriculture, outlines the current status, challenges, and opportunities for agricultural extension in Myanmar. It provides an overview of the agricultural sector, describes the vision and mission of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (MOALI), reviews extension approaches and methods used, highlights key constraints faced by the extension network, and suggests ways forward to strengthen extension services through policy changes, capacity building, and stakeholder collaboration. Presented during the Mekong Extension Learning Alliance 3rd MELA meeting , at Angkor Paradise Hotel, Siem Reap on 30 October - 1st November 2017, Cambodia.
Agroecology Category
  • Nutrition and diets
  • Climate
  • Collaboration
  • Supportive policies
Agroecology Keyword
  • Food safety
  • Climate change
  • Cooperative
  • Public-private partnership
  • Extension system
Contributing organisations MOALI
Author Hla Myint Aung
Year 2017
Type of document Presentation
Language English
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Country Myanmar
Administrative Level 1
Administrative Level 2
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