KYAUKSE township is mainly growing winter edible oil crops such as peanut, sesame and sunflower crops in 2021- 22 financial year to ensure sufficient supply for domestic consumption. So far, about 8,485 acres of edible oil crops were cultivated, according to the Township Department of Agriculture Land Management and Statistics.

 The peanut crop is grown about 30 acres in station 1, 80 acres in station 2, 30 acres in station 2, five acres in station 6, 20 acres in station 11 and 167 acres in station 12. The sesame crop is grown about 81 acres in station 6, 780 acres in station 8, 287 acres in station 11 and 1,264 acres in station 12. The sunflower crop is grown about 647 acres in station 1, 367 acres in station 2, 445 acres in station 4, 181 acres in station 5, 150 acres in station 6, 1,836 acres in station 8, 262 acres in station 9, 608 acres in station 10, 446 acres in station 11 and 819 acres in station 12.

 Kyaukse township targeted to cultivate a total of 11,607 acres of winter crops, including 297 acres of peanut, 5,135 acres of sesame and 6,175 acres of sunflower.

Staff from the Township Agriculture Department are providing technical support to improve the winter crops yield.

Thet Maung (Kyaukse)

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