Myanmar: Tissue-culture banana replants in Kachin State

Published 2023년 5월 4일

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Kachin State in China has seen a resurgence of Tissue-Culture Banana plantations, with over half of the plantations re-grown since border closures due to COVID-19 in 2021. The Chairman of Kachin State's Crop Growers Association stated that there is no dispute over growing tissue bananas currently. However, the surge in commodity prices and increased taxation have led to financial struggles for general workers. The plantations are located in several townships, with about 150,000 acres of land dedicated to the cultivation of tissue-culture bananas.

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Chinese back Tissue-Culture Banana plantations are commonly being re-grown in Kachin State, says an unidentified official from Kachin State's Crop Grower Association. After China alternately closed and opened the border gates since the beginning of early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all border gates were closed nearly a year of 2021. So, the number of tissue banana plantations decreased by over half. In 2022 and 2023, the border gates normally re-opened. Therefore, the dealing of tissue culture banana had been boosted. Currently, Chinese back tissue bananas will be grown normally in Kachin State, according to the Chairman of Kachin State's Crop Growers Association. "In Kachin State, there has been a boom in the Banana market. We have a plan to grow tissue-culture banana at the place of old plantations. As for banana growers, they can face a great expense of tissue banana plantations. Moreover, they pay a tax to the government for tissue-culture banana plantations. This year, ...

Source: Elevenmyanmar