At the invitation of Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) Managing Director Dr Sheikh Mohammed Belal, Union Minister for Commerce U Chit Swe, Myanmar’s Governor for CFC, attended the 37th Governing Council Meeting of the CFC held in a hybrid format on 10 December 2025 in The Hague, the Netherlands, online and delivered a National Statement on behalf of Myanmar.

In his national statement, the Union minister said that Myanmar is an agriculture-based country and that CFC-supported projects in rubber, dairy and meat, vegetables, bamboo, fisheries, and natural fertilizer production were implemented with 11 other Asia-Pacific countries from 1999 to 2022, expressing his gratitude to the CFC for the many benefits it has brought and his hope to work more closely with the CFC in various sectors in the future, including Myanmar’s agriculture, forestry, fisheries, SMEs, value-added production, climate-resilient agriculture, and market access. He also stated that his country is interested in modern and sustainable agricultural methods, climate-resilient technologies, low-carbon agriculture, digital information systems, and risk management, expressed his desire to receive CFC-supported projects annually, and voiced his support for the CFC’s 2025-2035 strategic framework.

The 37th session was attended in a hybrid format by representatives from 101 member countries, private sector organizations, policymakers, development experts, researchers, development partners, and observer countries, with governors from 36 countries delivering national statements and a delegation led by U Thant Sin Oo, Minister Counsellor of the Myanmar Embassy in Brussels, Belgium, also in attendance.

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