Department of Fisheries
Background History of Department of Fisheries
1. Departement of Fisheries is organized with the objectives of the conservation of fisheries resources, food securityof sustainable fish consumption and contribution of aquaculture technology for the people.
The history of veterinary service in Myanmar started with the page of animal health care service in the British Armed Force in English-Myanmar second war in 1870. In the British Armed Forced, the veterinary officers and other para-veterinary workers were taking care of war horses and mules used for transport troops.
Histroy of DAR
Agricultural Research Institute (ARI) was initially established at Gyogon, Insein township, Yangon on June 22 in 1954.
Gyogone is located inlower Myanmar where only rice research can be done because of receiving heavy rain. To make
other research on upland crops, other suitable location was selected.So, later it was shifted to Yezin, Pyinmana,
Mandaly Division (now ZaYarThiri township, NayPyiTaw Councial Region) which is located in the intermediate zone of
Agricultural Mechanization Department
(A) Background
Since 1921, in Myanmar, a section of Agricultural Engineering has been set up under the Department of Agriculture, and began testing and utilization of farm machineries such as mouldboard plough, seeder, rice transplanter, and water pump.
(A) The background history of the Irrigation and Water
Brief History of the Department of Agricultural Land Management and Statistics (DALMS)
Historical background of Department of Agriculture