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CO-OPERATIVES
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The Ministry of Co-operatives has been formed aiming
at laying down policies for contributing towards national economic development
through undertaking businesses by like-minded persons collectively and for
flourishing socio-economic activities broadly through enlivening co-operative
principles. Under the Ministry of Co-operatives, there are three departments
namely the Co-operative Department, the Cottage Industries Department and the
Co-operative Export and Import Enterprise. |
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The following activities are included under the cooperative
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Agricultural production works
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Production of Forestry
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Products Production of mineral products
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Industrial production
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Electrical goods production
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health care works
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Tourism service
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Trade Promotion
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Banking and Monetary
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The agricultural producers co-operative societies are
making energetic efforts in special region and townships. In the 30 townships
designated as agricultural production special regions, altogether 21086 members
of 1265 agricultural producers cooperatives cultivated crops in 198033 acres as
of 2000 and produced 1750 million kyats worth of agricultural produce. |
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Under the Agricultural Producers Co-operatives
Development Programme, altogether 23 co-operatives of 22 townships in ten
States and Divisions have targeted to cultivate crops in 4171 acres of virgin,
fallow vacant and wetlands. |
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The co-operatives are now producing various forest
products such as bamboo, nipa palm, thatch, mangrone. cane, wicker, honey, bat
guano, medicinal herbs, marsh date palm, cutch, nipa palm juice, cassia bark,
cinnamon bark, etc. |
The Khitthit Myanmar mining co-operative society
limited of Pyinmana Township, Mandalay Division, is producing tin-tungstemtre
alloy and exported through No. 2 Mining Enterprise and earned 224489 US $
during the period from 1997-2000.
Hence, the model industrial producers co-operatives are formed and 52
co-operatives have been commissioned and they are now trying to fulfil the
targets. |
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The Ministry of Co-operatives is systematically
extending the cooperative health care services all over the country. Altogether
336 clinics including 9 indigenous medicine ones have been opened in 229
townships and medical treatments are being provided to patients. The
newly-built Mandalay GEC hospital is providing cooperative health care services
effectively by using modern equipment. Likewise, the Aung Myanmar health care
cooperative society in Pyay Township, Bago Division opened the Lokapala special
clinic on 3-1-98 and has been providing medical treatment with modern equipment
and machines among other places. |
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Hotel and Motel Business
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The cooperative sector is being extended in hotel and
motel businesses in various regions where possible. Altogether 66 cooperatives
are opening hotel/motel chains of the following four hotels and one motel in 51
townships. |
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Ngamauk Ruby Motel (Aungmyay Thazan Township, Mandalay Division)
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Yadana Hotel (Bahan Township, Yangon Division)
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Thamada Hotel (Bahan Township, Yangon Division)
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Bagan Hotel (Nyaung U Township, Mandalay Division)
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Maw Shweli Motel (Lashio, Shan State)
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Trade Fairs
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Under the guidance of the Ministry of Cooperatives, the
following trade fairs and market festivals were held during the period from
15-11-97 to 31-3-2000. |
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Mandalay Trade Fair [Mandalay, 24-1-98 to 28-1-98],
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51 st Anniversary Union Day Exhibition and Funfair [Yangon, 7-2-98 to 13-2-98],
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Sixth Sports Festival [Haka, 17-3-98 to 6-4-98],
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Cooperative Goods Festival [Yangon, 2-11-98 to 15-11-98],
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Cooperative Industrial Products Exhibition and Sale Festival [Yangon, 20-11-99
to 26-11-99],
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Goods Festival [Mandalay, 24-1-98 to 28-1-98],
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Goods Festival [Mandalay, 25-3-98 to 27-3-98],
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Cooperative Industrial Products Exhibition and Sales Festival [Yangon, 20-11-99
to 28-11-99],
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Inlay Floating Market Festival [Nyaung-shwe, 30-12-99 to 3-1-2000].
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Exhibitions Abroad
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Moreover, under the aegis of the Ministry of
Cooperatives, the cooperatives took part in the following goods exhibitions and
trade festivals abroad. |
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Exhibitions and Trade Festivals |
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International Jewelex |
Malaysia |
21-11-97 to
24-11-97 |
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Jewels of Asia JOA's |
Singapore |
10-12-97 to
14-12-97 |
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Myanmar Focus '98 |
Singapore |
25-04-98 to
03-05-98 |
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Kunming Export Commodities Fair '98 |
China |
08-08-98 to
15-08-98 |
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Kunming Export Commodities Fair '99 |
China |
06-06-99 to
10-06-99 |
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Myanmar Trade Focus '99 |
Thailand |
11-08-99 to
14-08-99 |
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8th Asia Pacific International
Trade Fair'99 |
Republic of Korea |
13-10-99 to
17-10-99 |
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South Africa International Trade
Exhibition |
Republic of Africa |
19-10-99 to
23-10-99 |
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Banking and Monetary
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These hotels and motels earned 0.35 million US$ and
0.5 million FECs during the period from 15-11-97 to 31-3-2000 in tourism
industry of the cooperative sector. |
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In conformity with the market economy, the monetary services
were provided by cooperatives with the opening of the following three banks. |
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Cooperative Bank Ltd.
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Cooperative Promotion Bank Ltd
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Cooperative Farmers Bank Ltd
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The credit cooperative societies are also undertaking
monetary services. As of 31-3-2000, altogether 2098 credit cooperative
societies have been formed with the total strength of over 4.5 million members.
These credit cooperatives are doing business with shares and savings amounting
to 4578.2 million kyats. |
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Sectoral Achievements
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The cooperatives export pulses & beans,
woodwork and handicrafts, metal wares, fish and prawns, wicker-work, garments
and other items to Malaysia, India, Japan, Hongkong and Korea. |
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Under the 1992 Cooperative Societies Law, the
old cooperatives are reformed and new members are recruited with the consent of
members. As of 31-3-2000, there are altogether 18148 cooperative societies. To
be exact, there are 5 cooperative cartels, 525 cooperative syndicates and 17618
cooperative societies. |
In view of developing human resources, the
co-operative sector has established Co-operative Degree College, Co-operative
College, four Co-operative Regional Colleges, four State/Division Co-operative
Training Schools and three Commercial Training Schools. In addition, the
Myanmar lacquerware and Weaving Training Schools are open to ensure
technological development and enable the new generation youths to learn
vocational sciences. There are State/Division cooperative training schools
and commerce training centres conducting normal courses. |
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Co-operative sectors
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10994 acres |
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1.27 million areas |
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Various kinds of crops worth
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12270.2 million areas |
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Worth of import substitute
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714.7 million kyat |
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Industrial producer's co-operative societies
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1280 |
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In the year 2000-2001, the co-operative sector has achieved
11.2 per cent growth rate exceeding the set target of 8.1 percent. |
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During the current five year plan period from
2001-2002 to 2005-2006, the value of production and services is targeted to
achieve annual growth rate of 8.4 per cent in order to contribute towards the
national economic development. |
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Central Co-orperative Degree College |
387 |
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Yangon Co-orperative Degree College |
730 |
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Mandalay Co-orperative Degree College |
460 |
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Saging Co-orperative Degree College |
409 |
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