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YE TINT TUN

MANAGERMYANMAR RICE RESEARCH CENTERHMAWBI

LOCATION

- 50 kilometers north of Yangon.

- Located at 17°N, 98°E and 7 meters elevated above sea level.

- Since the centre is located in delta region, enjoying monsoon rain,

it can represent the 3 biggest rice bowl regions of Myanmar

comprising Yangon, Bago and Ayeyarwady Divisions with the total

area of 4 million hectares.

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VESION OF MRRCVESION OF MRRC

to produce and distribute quality seeds

to conduct rice research

to disseminate proven rice production

technologies conducting trainings, workshops and field days

FARM STAFFFARM STAFF

Sr.No.

Designation PhD MSc BAgOthers

Total

1 Farm Manager 1 1

2 Joint Farm Manager 1 1

3 Seed Processing Plant Manager

1 1

4 Field Staff 10 6 16

5 Supporting Staff 12 12

Total 31

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10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.

Nga-sein-du-meByat-ga-layKa-mar-kyiMaung-nyoShan-nyeinNga-kyweEmata-amagyiPin-to-seinShwe-che-gyinHnan-war-mee-kaukYar-ma-gyiLet-ywe-sinLet-ywe-sin-maYe-baw-seinShwe-din-garSein-ta-layHmawbi-1Hmawbi-2Hmawbi-3Hmawbi-4

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Improved Rice Varieties Released from MRRC

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RICE CULTIVATION IN MYANMAR

JAN FEB MAR APL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

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Time of rice cultivation in Myanmar

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AGROECOLOGICAL ZONES IN MYANMAR

Zones

Northern mountainous (NM) zone

Eastern plateau (EP) zone

Semi-arid (SA) zone

Western hilly (WH) zone

Western coastal (WC) zone

Southern coastal (SC) zone

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Ayeyarwady delta (AD) zone

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Growing condition Area (000ha) %

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- low elevation

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Total 6271 100.00

Rice sown area by growing condition in Myanmar (2000-01)

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Classification of Myanmar rice by unhusked grain shape and changes of their cultivation

1. Emata (A) type >9.40 >3.30 613 12% 3289 57%

2. Letywezin (B) type 8.40-9.80 2.80-3.30 204 4% 1325 23%

3. Ngasein (C) type 7.75-9.00 2.40-2.80 2963 58% 818 14%

4. Meedon (D) type 7.35-8.60 2.00-2.40 1022 20% 325 6%

5. Byat (E) type >9.00 2.25-3.00 307 6% 27 0.5%

Sources: MAS, CSO

1997-98

Sown Area(Mil.ha)Type of Paddy

Length(mm)

Length/Width ratio

1965-66

Popular Rice varieties and promising varieties in Myanmar

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SIN THWE LATT

YEZIN LONE THWE

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SHWE MYANMAR

SIN THU KHA

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YADANAR TOE

SIN NEW YIN

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YEZIN YAR-9

Released varieties by Governmental rice farms

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MANAWTHUKAMaturity – 135 DAS

KYAWZAYYAMaturity – 145 DAS

HMAWBI-2Maturity – 145 DAS

THEEHTUTYINMaturity – 110 DAS

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YEZINLONETHWEMaturity – 125 DAS

SINTHWELATTMaturity – 135 DAS

SHWE MYANMARMaturity – 105 DAS

SIN NEW YINMaturity – 110 DAS

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HNAN-GARFlowering date – 1ST WEEK OF OCTOBER PAW SAN BAYKYAR

Flowering date – LAST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER/1ST WEEK OF OCTOBER

YADANARTOEMaturity – 120 DAS

SINTHUKHAMaturity – 138 DAS

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SHWEWARTUNMaturity – 145 DAS

AYEYARMINMaturity – 145 DAS

SHWETHWEYINMaturity – 110 DAS

SHWEPYITANMaturity – 145 DAS

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SHWETHWEYINMaturity – 110 DAS

TUNTHIYIMaturity – 90 DAS

HMAWBI STICKY RICE

Maturity – 121 DAS

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SEED DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM[SEED FLOW]

IN MYANMAR

SEED FLOW

BREEDER SEED FOUNDATION SEED

REGISTERED SEED

CERTIFIED SEED

FARMER SEED

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Seed class Responsible Organizations

Breeder Seed Department of Agricultural Research (DAR)

Foundation Seed DAR + Myanma Agriculture Service (MAS) [Seed Division]

Registered Seed Myanma Agriculture Service (MAS) [Seed Division]

Certified Seed Myanma Agriculture Service (MAS) [Extension Division] + Contact farmers

Seed Flow

Multiplication of seed(Breeder’s seed)

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Multiplication of seed(Foundation seed)

Days after sowing=120

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Foundation Seed production

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Registered Seed production

SinthwelattHmawbi-5Manawthuka

130 days after sowing

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Sinnweyin

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53 AcCertified seed

production with contact farmers

2120 AcNormal farmers

Good SeedArea A

REGISTERED SEED

1 Ac

Yield 80 bsk/ac

Production4240 baskets

Production212000 baskets

MASNormal farmers

DAR

BS

FS FS 2120 AcNormal farmers

Good SeedArea B

2120 AcNormal farmers

Good SeedArea C

CONSTRAITS OF SEED MULTIPLICATION IN MYANMAR

• Certified Seed production– Farmers’ awareness on seed utilization– Storage facility– Input Limitation – Rouging cost for purity, Fertilizers,

pesticides, labour,– Infrastructure – water management, productive road,

land reforming, dryers, processing• BS/FS/RS production in governmental farms

– Skillful staffs for seed testing – field and lab– Processing plants– Collaboration system among responsible departments– Production a large amount of varieties

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