3 research outputs found
A Study on Land Ownership (Tenure Management) of Yangon City Development Committee (Aung Naing Win Thaung, 2022)
No full textLand laws and procedures are a key factor in applying for land ownership and
by understanding the land laws and procedures will one be able to transfer, divide and
rename land. The objectives of the study are to identify land management system and
land use administration in Myanmar and to examine challenges of application for land
ownership in YCDC. In this study applied descriptive method and based on primary
data and secondary data. This study found that most of the applicant of the land
ownership does not know about the types of land. Most of the applicant has
knowledge about the landlord's rights and land registered. The numbers of
respondents were known about the legal and evidential about land application. It also
found that there are many weaknesses in matters related to land laws. Therefore, it is
suggested that the government or related organizations should create easier and faster
ways to apply for land ownership and provide training on land laws
Problem of Golden Apple Snail Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck) (Gastropoda: Ampullariidae) in Selected Rice Growing Areas of Myanmar
No full textA survey of 142 farmers was conducted in the seven townships of major rice growing areas of Myanmar to observe the pest status and damages, integrated management practices and farmers’ perception of GASs. The farm-ers were stratified by the level of GAS damage i.e. low, medium and high damage. The majority of interviewed farmers grow the rice by transplanting method (78% of respondents), followed by direct seeding method (14% of respondents) and only 8% of farmers used both methods. The farmers identified that GAS was the key pest on their rice (77%) followed by rice yellow stem borer (3%), rodent (1.7%), BPH (1.7%) and caseworm (0.8%). GASs were firstly aware in Shan State since early 1990s and were introduced as a food item, biological control agent for aquatic weeds. To control the GASs, most of the farmers (89%) used hand picking of snails and egg masses, molluscicides application (39%) followed by the biological (duck herding 32%) and cultural (replanting 32%) measures. Some farmers (17% of respondents) managed the irrigation water into their fields and some farmers (6%) are reluctant to grow rice in their fields as they are afraid of GAS infestation. GAS is clearly the most important problem of rice farmers in the surveyed areas of Myanmar. Farmers from Ayeyarwaddy Delta might suffer more seriously the GASs damages than those of Kayin and Mon States because the farmers from Ayeyarwaddy grow the paddy year round and so many streams and waterways make easy the spread of GASs rapidly and create the breeding grounds for GASs
Distribution and growth of Nga Myin Yinn, Silonia silondia (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes: Schilbeidae), in the Ayeyarwady River, Myanmar
No full textThe silond catfish, Silonia silondia (Hamilton, 1822), known locally as Nga Myin Yinn, is rare in Myanmar fish markets and can fetch a high price. Efforts are being made to increase the production for domestic demand. We examined the distribution and growth of S. silondia based on catches in the Ayeyarwady River and growth records in fish farms near the river. The smaller fish were observed downstream near their nursery and the medium fish were around 1 m total length (TL) were often widespread, whereas the larger fish preferred upstream locations. Estimating the individual age from poorly defined periodic rings on the surface of otolith sections was difficult, but their microchemistry may reflect a shared nursery environment and subsequent migration throughout the entire river region. The growth curve estimates in the farmed population revealed a mean TL of 60 cm at four years, indicating that farmed fish were smaller than commercially captured wild fish. This is one of the first comprehensive studies of the river region, but more detailed surveys are needed to manage the fish resource sustainably
