23 June
NEARLY 5,000 acres of black sesame, in high demand by Ja-pan and China, were grown us-ing the GAP system in Aunglan Township this year, according to the Agricultural Department.
Last year, Aunglan Town-ship planted only 1,500 acres of black sesame with the GAP sys-tem. “The black sesame grown with GAP can be sold for Ks 10, 000 more per basket than ordinary sesame. Additionally, growing with the GAP system can produce more sesame. Last year, only 10 local villagers grew sesame with GAP. However, more than 20 local farmers are growing sesame with GAP this year,” said a local farmer from Aunglan Township.
Last year, six villages from Aunglan Township grew 1,500 acres of sesame with the GAP system. This year, more than 1,000 local farmers from 34 villages grew nearly 5,000 acres of black sesame with the GAP system, according to the Town-ship Agricultural Department.
With continuous rain in Aunglan Township, local farm-ers are worried about their ses-ame plants being damaged by rain. — Aye Cho (Translated by Hay Mar)
