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Moderated conference on rural advisory services for family farms: 1-18 December 2014

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Thu, 18 Dec 2014 11:30:00 +0100
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I am Mr. Myo Min Aung, again. I am working in CESVI- Myanmar organization and ShaeThot (the way forward) program in Magway Region of Myanmar funded by USAID. 



I would like to respond to question 4.6 ("What strategies are needed at the national/state level to enhance rural advisory services for family farms?").



Our organization CESVI is focusing on Farmer Extension Group (FEG) which group was organized by Seed Group, Research group, Technology group. The Seed group was organized with seed growers, seed multiplication farmers. The Research group related with Farmers Field School who were conducted on farm trial plot such as varietal trial, testing for integrated pest management (IPM), fertilizer trial plot. The Technology group members involving on crop demonstration with improved technology, soil fertility improvement activity, soil and water conservation structure and integrated farming system. CESVI is targeting FEG which will become rural advisory groups for smallholder farmers and their family farm in Dry Zone under the Shae Thot (the way forward) program funded by USAID.



Thus, we need to promote the different type of farmer group as Farmer Extension Group (FEG) or Farmers Income Generation Group (FIGG) or Farmer Field School (FFS), Farmer Innovation Group (FIG), Smallholder farmer Group. Government services, NGOs and extension service need to organize first and give continuous training, not only technical but also management sector, for this group. Also need to enhance farmers' innovative idea and they can implement by themselves.



Farmer Field School is very smart and related with rural advisory services approach. The Farmer Field School approach was based on problem of farmer priority. The training topics were drawn by the farmers themselves. They can identify problems and adaptation practices among the farmers. Farmers’ group needs to focus on research and development approach.



In my township, most of the farmers are growing the crop with their family members as a family farm because they have only a small amount of land. Different farmers grow the paddy in different types of system, depending on the water availability. Most of the farmers are occupying rain-fed paddy land and some farmer have irrigated land which was constructed by government sector. Farmers who have rain-fed paddy land, would like to test new types of drought resistant paddy variety to get increased yield. Some farmers who are irrigated land owners, would like to test new paddy varieties to increase yield, better taste and quality, more marketable and export quality and more rice straw for animal folder. We need to help, enhance them for their need. During and after research, the valuable results and recorded information were quickly disseminated among the farmers and new variety was expended grown by farmer in their farm. The Farmer Field School group will become Rural Advisory Group in the village but also Research and Development approach was establish in their village.



Mr. Myo Min Aung

Township Coordinator/ Senior Agronomist

CESVI (INGO)

ShaeThot (The way forward) program

No. 351 Yandanar Road,

Ah NaukPaing Ward,

SeikPhyu Township,

Magway Region

Myanmar (Burma)

Email: myominaung.agri (at) gmail.com

Mobile: 09 334 68506



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