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Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and formerly known as Burma, is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia.  According to a 2014 census, the country has a population of over 51 million people. Myanmar’s agricultural sector amounts to nearly 28 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP.

In Myanmar, the farmers are being helped with smart phone applications to help them raise a handsome earning from their farms. According the the World Bank report, mobile phone applications are revolutionizing Myanmar’s agriculture industry, known to be “the most favorable agricultural conditions in all of Asia”.

Newly created applications such as Green Way and Golden Paddy are revolutionizing Myanmar’s agriculture industry. These applications are meant to help farmers increase their crop production along with support for dwindling sales.

Some of the key features of these applications are weather forecasts, monitoring daily crop market trend prices to help farmers assess and price their crop competitively and tips detailing best farming practices, among others.

Green Way App

The Green Way app was created by 03 agriculture professionals in year 2011 and was launched in 2016. This app focuses on sustainable agriculture and helps to connect rural growers. It makes them aware of the modern world’s innovations in the agricultural industry. The application’s main goal was to make it farmer-friendly. It an be used by other stakeholders in the green industry like non-profits, governments, traders and local shops.

Golden Paddy App

Golden Paddy was produced by Impact Terra. It also focuses on helping farmers increase their productivity.

Results:

So far, the app claims to have reached a little over 72,000 farmers, with 17 percent of them being women in nearly 329 townships.

“We used to just farm the way our parents showed us,” said San San Hla, a 35-year-old farmer from the village of Aye Ywar west of Yangon.

“But after getting the app, I now see how we should be doing it … it’s better to use proper techniques rather than just working blindly.”

“Many workers migrate to other countries because they can’t make enough money to live from agriculture in Myanmar,” 71-year-old agricultural expert Myo Myint told.

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