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Economic Activities of Cooperatives
Agriculture
Sector
Myanmar economy is based on agriculture. In fiscal year 2007-2008, to develop the agriculture sector,
16164 agricultural cooperative societies have been producing various kinds of crops such as paddy,
groundnut, sesame, pulses and beans. The total sown acreage is 18 acres in lakh and total output value
is 158256 kyats in million.
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Soe Agricultural
Producers' Co-operative Society
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Phyu
Lungwe Areman Agricultural
Producers' Co-operative
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Livestock
and Fishery Sector
Livestock and fishery cooperative societies are formed to fulfill the needs of domestic market as well as
export promotion. A total of 1259 livestock and fishery cooperative societies have been formed and the total
production value for fiscal year 2007-2008 is 19078 million kyats. Anawardevi cooperative society and Sea Wolf
cooperative society had set up cold storage plants and are exporting marine products to Singapore and Middle East.
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Sea
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Cooperative Industries
With a view to develop industrial activities of cooperatives and produce import substitute items,
551 Industrial cooperatives have been formed. They produce a variety of goods such as food and
beverages, clothing, construction materials household goods and industrial raw materials valued
51 million kyats in 2007-2008 fiscal year. The Myanmar Inventor Co-operative Society is producing
electric power by using rice husk consuming generators. Mandalay GEC sugar mill set up in 1999 can
produce 7.4 tons of sugar per day.
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The Myanmar Inventor
Co-operative Society
rice huck consuming generator
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Mandalay
Seinpan Industrial Producers'
Co-operative Ltd.
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Shwepyitha
Township Chemical
Engineering Producers'
Co-operative
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Magway
Co-operative
Oil Mill
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Cooperative
Health Care Services
Health care services are being carried out at 202 general clinics, 35 polyclinics, 2 hospitals and 16
indigenous health care clinics.
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Pyay
Lawkaparla Co-operative
Special Clinic
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Saving
and Credit Cooperatives
A total of 1719 saving and credit cooperative societies have been formed with the aim
to extend loan at low interest rate to the needy members.
Cooperative Bank has been formed for cooperative banking activities.
Women Development Cooperatives
Women Development Cooperative are formed to improve their living
standards and generate income for the members. The societies provide
technical training assistance such as knitting, sewing and other
handiwork to women. Children day care centres are opened by women
cooperatives.
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