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Myanmar targets to expand 4 mln acres of sunflower plantations to cover domestic oil consumption

STORY: Myanmar targets to expand 4 mln acres of sunflower plantations to cover domestic oil consumption DATELINE: March 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:58 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the sunflower field in Ayeyarwaddy Region 2. various of officials inspecting the harvesting of sunflower seeds STORYLINE: Myanmar targets to expand the sunflower plantations up to 4 million acres across the country to cover domestic oil consumption, Ye Tint Tun, director general of the Department of Agriculture, told Xinhua on Thursday. Sunflower oil is one of the major cooking oils in the domestic market. Major cooking oils come from groundnuts, sesame seeds and sunflower seeds in Myanmar. Though the department targeted to plant 1.5 million acres of sunflower plantations, only 1.08 million acres were planted in the 2022-2023 fiscal year, according to the official. "We had already planted 1.08 million acres of sunflowers trees across the country last monsoon and winter seasons, and we're target

Myanmar targets to expand 4 mln acres of sunflower plantations to cover domestic oil consumption

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