Myanmar considers opening agriculture to foreign investment
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Vientiane - Myanmar on Tuesday hinted at the need for more foreign investment in its agriculture sector, which employs 70 percent of the working population.
"Foreign investment in Myanmar's agriculture sector is only at 0.48 per cent of total foreign investment," Predident Thein Sein saidin his address to the 9th Asia-Europe Meeting in Vientiane.
"If we can receive necessary assistance such as advanced technology, experience sharing, research, loans and foreign investment, I firmly believe we will be able to produce a food surplus for the domestic (market) and also provide to the regional(market)," Thein Sein said.//DPA
