March 29, 2019, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
Photo Credit: SEARCA
The Department of Planning, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation (MOALI-DOP) hosted the 2nd Technical Working Group (TWG) Meeting for the Myanmar component of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-funded project, Agricultural Transformation and Market Integration in the ASEAN Region: Responding to Food Security and Inclusiveness Concerns (ATMI-ASEAN) on 29 March 2019 here.
The objectives of the 2nd TWG Meeting are (1) to update the members, as well as the project partners, on the status of the national-level policy study being conducted by the Centre for Economic and Social Development (CESD) in Myanmar; (2) to discuss the forthcoming activities of the project where Myanmar will be involved; and (3) to tackle issues and concerns that need to be addressed in relation to project implementation. The TWG, chaired by Mr. Kyaw Swe Lin, Director General, MOALI-DOP, was composed of the following members: Dr. Thanda Kyi, Director, MOALI-DOP; Dr. San San Yi, Deputy Director, MOALI-DOP; Mr. Tun Win, Director, Department of Agriculture (DOA); Mr. Moe Aye Zin Thein, Deputy Director, Agricultural Policy Unit (APU), MOALI; Dr. Zaw Oo, Executive Director, CESD; and Dr. Theingi Myint, Professor, Yezin Agricultural University (YAU). The meeting was also attended by other representatives from DOP-MOALI, as well as observers, from the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), both project implementers.