Light House Activities In Myanmar (2009 – 2012)

Aye Aye Mar

Work Group Leader

(LPCEWG & PPWG)

IMOP Phase IV

Integration of Four Work Groups as Light House

PSWG -Productivity & Sustainability

Work Group

LPCEWG -Labor Productivity , Community

& Ecology Work Group

WSWG -Water Saving Work Group

PPWG -Post Production Work Group

Period – Dec, 2009 to Dec, 2012

Sr. Region Township Season Sowing Acre

1 Yangon Hlegu Summer Rice

1 acre

2 Ayeyarwaddy

Pathein Summer Rice

5 acres

3 ။ Kyaiklatt Monsoon Rice

5 acres

4 ။ Myaungmya Monsoon Rice

5 acres

5 West- Bago Pyay Summer Rice

5 acres

6 ။ Letpantan Summer Rice

5 acres

7 ။ Thayarwady Summer Rice

5 acres

8 Mandalay Patheingyi Summer Rice

5 acres

9 ။ Mattaya Summer Rice

5 acres

10 ။ Amarapura Summer Rice

5 acres

11 Sagaing Monywa Summer Rice

5 acres

12 ။ Shwe Bo Summer Rice

5 acres

13 ။ Wetlett Summer Rice

5 acres

Townships

13 61 acres

Table 1. Activity sites of Light House Program

Activities of light House Program

The activities of field groups were site selection, implementation of technologies , collecting field data for pre and

post project implementation, field inspection and training of farmers and training of

trainers.

Implemented Activities1.Discussed with township managers, plant

protection staff & work groups before starting the

implementations in all project sites.

2. Selected technologies integration plots (2.5ha

each) (Light House) in 13 project sites.

Then selected another five plots (0.405 ha/ 1acre

each) from neighboring farms for farmer’s practices.

3.Made land preparation and using good quality

varieties/seeds, optimal seed rates (1-2 baskets = 34-

68 kg) using Vietnam drum seeder and direct

seeding line sowing method.

Implemented Activities (continued)4.Used NPK Fertilizers at recommended rates.5.Applied timely and correctly used of pre or

post emergence herbicides application due to the type of weeds infestation in different locations.

6. Checked weed characterization at 30 DAS in each site. Rooted up the weeds in 5 plots (1 sq m each), cut above the root, and identified & weighed each weed species and recorded.

Implemented Activities (continued)

7.Implimented alternate wetting and drying

method by using perched tube, especially in

project sites where water scarcity problem was

faced.8.Placed lower half portion of Perched tube at

the average level of the plot and removed the

soil inside the perched tube . Made irrigation

only when there were no water left inside the

tube and recorded the frequency of irrigation

and cost of fuel.

Implemented Activities (continued)

9. At the harvest time, following

proper post harvest management was

done in project sites.

-Correct time of harvesting,

-threshing by using thresher,

-proper sun drying and

-hermetic sealed storage.

Table 2. Drum seeder application (Direct seeding method) for 2009 to 2012

Activities Location 2009 2012

Area (ac) Site Area (ac) Site

Drum SeederApplication

Yangon 500 5 800 7

Bago 200 5 500 7

Ayeyarwady 500 5 2000 5

Mandalay 800 8 1800 6

Sagaing 400 5 >1000 5

Total 2600 13 5600 3

LP

CEW

GLP

CEW

G

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

LH

Farmer

13 townships of project sites (2011)

wet

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of

Weed

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g/m

2)

Fig 1. Wet Weeds weight observed from Light house and Farmers of 13 townships 2011

Hlegu

Letp

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Pyay

Thar

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Path

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Mya

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Kyaiklat

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Mad

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Path

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Shweb

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Mon

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Wet

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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Name of 12 Townships project sites

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(to

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ha)

Fig 2. Grain Yield compared between Light house and Farmers of 12 townships 2011

Township Light houseBasket/acre

Farmer practices

Basket/acre

Yield difference

Basket/acre

Yield difference

%

ShweBo 76.0 62.04 13.96 18.37

Wetlett 76.8 68 8.8 11.46

Monywa 109.2 72.8 36.4 33.33

Hlegu 82.4 63.2 19.223 23.3

Letpantan 99.2 56.4 42.8 43.15

Pyay 107.2 101.2 6 5.6

Thayawaddy 80.4 58.8 21.6 26.87

Pathein 102 74 28 27.45

MyaungMya 108.4 102.8 5.6 5.17

Kyaillatt 122 105.6 16.4 13.44

Mattaya 100 76 24 24

Patheingyi 150 52 98 65.33

Table 2. Different Yield and Different yield % of Lighthouse and farmer Practices in Twelve

Townships (2010-2011)

Township Light house

Basket/acre

Farmer practices

Basket/acre

Yield difference Basket/acr

e

Yield difference

%

ShweBo 97.18 95.4 1.78 1.83

Wetlett 176.9 175.8 1.56 0.88

Monywa 101.6 87.4 14.2 13.9

Letpantan 83 72 21 25.3

Pyay 130.9 124.96 5.94 4.54

Thayawaddy

80.85 68.53 12.32 15.24

MyaungMya

112.42 109.64 2.78 2.47

Amayapuya

108.79 68.19 40.6 37.32

Mattaya 123.73 81.21 42.52 34.37

Patheingyi 108.7 ၁၀၂.၄၇ ၆.၂၃ ၅.၇၃

Table 3. Different Yield and Different yield % of Lighthouse and farmer Practices in Twelve

Townships (2011-2012)

Activities of LPCEWG

Activities of AWD (Water Saving Work Group)

The individual activity of AWD was implemented only 5 townships due to adaptable project location.

Date Person Visit sites Remarks

21.12.2010

Dr Grant Singleton(IRRC Coordinator) Dr.D avid Edward Johnson(LPCEWG Leader)Mr.Martin Gummert(PPWG Leader)

Yangon,Ayeyawaddy,Naypyitaw

2011 plan meeting,Field trip Pathein

Post Harvest Training at CARTC (Hlegu)

2011Dr Grant Singleton IRRC Coordinator Dr. David Edward Johnson LPCEWG Leader

Yangon,Ayeyawaddy,Naypyitaw

12 .9.2011 to16.9.2011

Dr Grant Singleton IRRC Coordinator Mr. Martin Gummert PPWG Leader

Yangon,Ayeyawaddy,Naypyitaw

Meeting with Deputy Minister at Naypyitaw, Meeting at PPD Field trip to Ayeyarwady Division

17.10.2011 to21.10.2011

Dr Grant SingletonIRRC CoorditnatorDr. David Edward JohnsonLPCEWG Leader

Yangon,Ayeyawaddy,Naypyitaw

Meeting with field group leaders, township manager, Field trip to Ayeyawaddy Division

Table 4. IRRI Scientists Visit

IMOP meeting at Naypyitaw

poster presentation at 3rd International Rice Congress

b) 4344 The Effects of Hermetic Storage System and Use of Super Bags on Seed and Grain Quality of Crops as a Proper Process of Post Harvest Technology in Myanmar

a) 4702 GRAIN YIELD LOSSES DUE TO WEEDS IN DIRECT SEEDED RICE IN MYANMAR

Three days IWM TOT training ,CARTC Hlegu (2011) & Participants

Weed & Integrated Weed Management Training.

Training of weed management were implemented at CARTC for TOT and direct conduct trainings at project sites.

1. Weed Identification in Rice2. Weed and Weed Management of Rice in

Myanmar3. Weed characterization and yield loss

Assessment4. Research experiences on weed and weed control5. Herbicide application and calculation of

herbicide6. Practical exercise on collection and mounting

IWM Training Participants (2012)

Direct conduct Weed Management Training at Sagaing

Weed classification and mounting

Lecture

Calibration and Calculation for herbicides application

Opening and Closing Ceremony of TOT training (CARTC, Hlegu) (13.12.2010 to 15.12.2010)

Year No of leaflets

or brochure

s

Total number

distributed

No of poster

s

Total number distribut

ed

No of fields days

Total number of

farmers attending /

viewing

2009 3 1200 1 500 7 1350

2010 3 1350 1 650 13 1400

2011 3 1500 3 750 15 1590

2012 5 1800 3 100 15 1740

Table 5. No of distributed Papers & Posters and Field days & total Farmers

Recommendations Vietnam drum seeder application with herbicides using become more properly among the farmers.

- Require more providing of drum seeder for poor farmers; -Training and educating for the correct & safety use of herbicides should be accelerated; - Import and providing fertilizer by multiple ways; -Joint ventures should be fulfill the fertilizer market requirements; -More training and demonstration of SSNM technology should be carried out under integration of LH activities. Korea moisture meter has been already provided to some townships in upper Myanmar by JICA project. -Farmers cannot properly use it and poor knowledge of not only materials but also technology; -Instead of providing moisture meters (3 units for each township in Mandalay and Sagaing Regions) ,1 unit for each township from other State and Region will more benefic for farmers.

Thank You