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May 25, 2021
Kerala next; trifle late in Lanka, Myanmar Even as India is awaiting the onset of this year’s South-West monsoon along the Kerala coast around May 31 as projected by the India Meteorological Department (IMD,) it would be instructive to look at select geographies in the neighbourhood where the season should have kept its date by now.
The Sri Lankan Meteorological Department on Tuesday declared the onset over the island nation, the penultimate pit-stop before the monsoon caravan reaches Kerala coast. The normal date of onset over Sri Lanka is May 22, and it would be interesting to see whether the slight lag gets transmitted to the crucial leg next.
Capacity development instrumental in restoring agricultural production and livelihoods in Myanmar
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Myanmar s Department of Agriculture (DoA) recently conducted a series of training sessions to support the capacity development of farmers and technical experts. The training aimed to support and restore the agricultural production and livelihoods of communities affected by the heavy monsoon rains in southern Myanmar.
Training farmers
A total of 214 farmers from communities in Mon and Kayin States and Tanintharyi Region participated in face-to-face training sessions in the following topics.
Good Agricultural Practices: The topics covered in this session included farming practices such as vegetable production, soil fertility management and the proper use of fertilizers to help farmers improve their yields. Participating farmers gained knowledge on practices aimed towards enhancing the produc