Seminar on Business Development of

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Subject: Seminar on Business Development of Fishery Cooperatives in Myanmar Held

MYANMAR INFORMATION COMMITTEE, YANGON
SOURCE: Information  Sheet No.B-1216 (I) 11th January 2000

Seminar on Business Development of Fishery Cooperatives in Myanmar Held

    The  Seminar on Business Development of Fishery Cooperatives in Myanmar 
jointly organized by InternationalCooperative Fisheries Organization(ICFO)of 
International Cooperative Alliance and the Central Cooperative Society of 
Myanmar was held at the Traders Hotel in Yangon  on 10 January.  Present on 
the occasion were Ministers , Deputy Minister , Minister Mr. Yoshihiko Kamo 
of the Japanese Embassy, directors-general and managing directors of 
departments and enterprises under the Ministry of Cooperatives, officials of 
the Central Cooperative Society, Mr. Masaaki Sato and officials of ICA and 
ICFO, officials of fisheries cooperative
societies and guests. The cooperative movement  in Myanmar started in 1905 
with the thrift and loan society in Myinmu,  in the upper part of the 
country. It was one of the first cooperatives to be set up, with the 
objective of providing  for the well-being 
of members. With that trend, more and more  cooperatives were formed and in 
1946 the first  fishery  cooperative was established in Ayeyawady Division. 
Apart from national fulfillment endeavours, the cooperatives were able  to 
export 1,517.48 metric
tons of fish to  the value of about  4.1 million US dollars in 1997-98, In 
98-99 the cooperatives were  able to export about 1,361.72 metric tons of 
fish  to the value of about 3.02 million US dollar.   The seminar will be 
held up to 13 January. Papers related to the development of fishery 
cooperatives in Myanmar  will be presented to the seminar. 

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