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