THE Myanmar Agribusiness Public Corporation (MAPCO) has planned to offer K450,000 per acre in the rice export zone, spanning over 4,000 acres.

A ceremony to hand over agricultural costs, fertilizer and seeders to farmers engaged in the rice export zone, imple­mented by the MAPCO and commemorate generation of solar energy (1,000 kilowatts) at the facility, was held at the MAPCO MFI 500-tonne modern rice mill in Hmawby Township on 30 January 2026.

Yangon Region Chief Min­ister U Soe Thein, government ministries, the Myanmar Rice Federation chair, officials of the Yangon Region Agriculture De­partment, Agricultural Mecha­nization Department, MAPCO’s representatives and farmers attended the ceremony.

MAPCO is to provide K450,000 per acre in the rice ex­port zone covering 4,106 acres. A total of 212 farmers received an initial contribution of K821.2 million. The seeders were also handed over free of charge in the zone. — NN/KK