FAO Seeks Funds for Myanmar Fisheries
MYANMAR – The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has announce that it seeks US$33.5 million to help revive Myanmar agriculture after it was devastated by a cyclone. The FAO says that special attention will be paid to the aquaculture industry.

Myanmar-Saudi Arabia Diplomatic Link Eases Fish Exports
MYANMAR - The establishment of diplomatic links between Myanmar and Saudi Arabia in recent years has helped in fish exports from Myanmar to the Middle East.

Relief Estimates for Cyclone Hit Livestock
MYANMAR - In parallel to ongoing priority humanitarian aid assistance, Relief Web says that we need to start looking at the longer term, in particular as time is running out to secure planting in June of rice seeds for the main 2008 rice harvest.

Cyclone Hits Aquaculture Industry
MYANMAR - The recent cyclone in Myanmar (Burma) is expected to severely hit the country's agriculture and aquaculture industries.

Storm damage blamed for lost export potential
MYANMAR - The Burmese military government's recent opening of a business zone in the western border town Maungdaw to export Arakanese produced shrimp to Bangladesh, is unlikely to meet the level of exports of previous years due to cyclone damage to shrimp...

Trade zone set up in Myanmar western border town
MYANMAR - A trade zone has been set up in Myanmar's western border town of Maungtaw in Rakhine state linking Bangladesh to mainly export marine products to its neighbour.