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IRRC co-sponsors extension workshop with Myanma Agriculture Service
The Irrigated Rice Research Consortium (IRRC) and the Myanma Agriculture Service (MAS) sponsored a workshop on the Research-Extension Interface in Myanmar on 28 February at the Department of Agricultural Research (DAR), Yezin. The workshop was opened by U Tin Htut Oo, director general of agricultural planning of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation. The workshop aimed to review current structures and possible changes in the research-extension interface in Myanmar, develop a better understanding of pathways for the dissemination of mature technologies to farmers, and share IRRC scientists’ knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of the agricultural extension processes of other countries in Southeast Asia. The workshop was attended by Dr. Grant Singleton (front row, 3rd from right in photo) and Dr. Flor Palis (5th from right) from IRRI. Opinions were exchanged freely during the workshop, and seven recommendations were developed for the consideration of the director general of agricultural planning. The presentations and discussions also provided excellent input into the planning of the IRRC and MAS for sharing of IRRC technologies to farmers in 2008. Among those who attended were U Than Aye, general manager of the MAS Planning Division; U Hla Myo, general manager of the MAS Extension Division; three directors (program leaders) of DAR; IRRC in-country work group leaders U Chit Thien and Dr. Myo Kyaw; four township managers from Kyaik Latt and Myaung Mya (Ayeyarwaddy Division) and Pyay and Letpandan (West Bago Division); and four farmers from each of the townships. The two sessions were chaired by Dr. Kyaw Than and Dr. Tun Saing, vice presidents of the Myanmar Academy of Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock, and Fisheries Sciences.
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