Farmers benefit from China-Myanmar agriculture cooperation

Farmers seen working in a rice field on the outskirts of Yangon. There has been quality yields for farmers in Myanmar after they had been planting paddy seed varieties from China and practiced related farming techniques since 2017 due to the healthy working relationships between the two countries. - AFP/Xinhua/ANN

NANNING/NAYPYITAW: As the time for growing rice in Myanmar approaches, Kyaw Thet Naing, a farmer who lives on the outskirts of the nation's capital Nay Pyi Taw, already has high hope for his harvest.

His confidence has grown from experiencing years of rich and quality yields on his five acres of rice, where he has kept planting paddy seed varieties from China and practiced related farming techniques since 2017.