New opportunities and potential in Myanmar's Agriculture sector, Cash & Industrial Crops, Livestock, Feed and Food Processing Technology

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1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New opportunities and potential in Myanmar's Agriculture sector, Cash & Industrial Crops, Livestock, Feed and Food Processing Technology 1. Singapore, 06 th May nd Into Myanmar AgriTrade, Investments & Technology Global Summit is scheduled to be held from 19 to 20 June in Yangon, Myanmar. This 2013 summit has been expanded to include a third day on Myanmar s Livestock, Feed & Food Processing Opportunities on 21 June A new Foreign Investment Act was passed last year, providing incentives and protection for foreign investments into the country. New by-laws, including for the agricultural sector and on investment in agricultural land, once these are passed, will provide more clarity and confidence to the foreign investor. With more investments in post-harvest activities, better quality rice with competitive prices will be exported. Countries such as the US, Japan, Korea, India, China, Taiwan, Israel, the Netherlands, Belarus have undertaken to transfer relevant farm and crop technologies to Myanmar farms, improving productivity and efficiency. At the same time, new markets such as Japan, Korea, Russia and the Middle East are being sought for Myanmar farm produce. 3. As Agricultural and farm development remains top priority in Myanmar government's development policy, Into Myanmar: Agri Trade, Investments & Technology Global Summit 2013 explores the opportunities to tap into the rich agricultural potential of Myanmar and highlights the emerging investment, production, agricultural processing & trading opportunities as Myanmar regains its pre-eminence in the global agricultural community 4. The summit also provides an update on market potential and new business opportunities in Myanmar s livestock sectors including setting up distributorship and agency network, meeting the animal health and feed needs, regulatory & registration challenges, potential for Livestock products export. 5. This All-Myanmar Summit, the second in the series, is organised with the support of the Myanmar Rice Federation, Myanmar Farmer Association, Myanmar Pulses Beans & Sesame Seeds Merchants Association, Myanmar Livestock Federation, Myanmar Fruit, Flower & Vegetable Producer and Exporter Association, Thai Rice Exporters Association's Agricultural and Food Marketing Association for Asia and the Pacific and Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia and the Pacific 6. Leading global companies will be showcasing their products, technologies and equipment including Korea Daewon GSI, Turkey s Alapala Group, Belgium s DRL Import & Export Co, India s Fowler Westrup. 7. The CEO of the conference organizing company, Magenta Global Pte Ltd, Singapore, Ms Maggie Tan, said We are very pleased to be working with the various stakeholders in the Myanmar agricultural sector to promote and spur developments in this sector. More than 200 participants from some 25 countries will be attending this Summit to evaluate trade & investment opportunities & structure new business partnerships and trading arrangements. This is the only comprehensive event that brings the governments, state owned trading companies, local & international conglomerates, traders, buyers and sellers from the entire value chain together in one singular setting.

2 8. For more information about the summit please visit Magenta Global Pte Ltd Media Contact: Marketing Manager Magenta Global Pte Ltd Connecting Industry Professionals Worldwide Direct Tel: Tel: Fax: Notes for Editor: About Magenta Global Owner & Organizer Magenta Global Pte Ltd is a premier independent business media company that provides pragmatic and relevant information to government & business executives and professionals worldwide. The organization provides the opportunity to share thought-provoking insights, exchange ideas on the latest industry trends and technological developments with thought leaders and business peers. With a strong focus in emerging economies especially in Africa, Middle East & Central Asia, Magenta Global works in partnership with both the public and private sectors. About DAEWON GSI - Exhibitor DAEWON GSI is the top manufacturer of rice milling machines & dry-storage facility, grain cleaning, processing facility and color sorter machines. Since company's establishing 1970, DAEWON GSI has a lot of experience all over the world with various kind of grains. About Alapala Group - Exhibitor Alapala Group is one of the leading flour, semolina, maize and feed milling plant and machinery manufacturing companies in the world and the leading manufacturing company in Turkey since 1954 with the references of more than 75 countries in 4 continents.

3 About DRL - Exhibitor Created in 1987, DRL specialized at once in the purchase, the sale and the rent of combine harvesters. In 1990, DRL society was very well established on the European and Asian market to become an international reference in importexport of agricultural material today. While continuing the development of its commercial activities of new or secondhand combine harvesters, tractors and spare parts, DRL has widen its activities in the irrigation devices, the technical maintenance, the management of the energy, the technical information and the consultancy DRL also provide new liquid organic fertilizer to increase the yields and deliver a complete range of products from ground preparation to harvest. - First and second hand combine harvesters, - First and second hand spare parts, - Technical informations and formations, - Irrigations, - New technologies such as Satellite guidance, - Exportation, - Consultancy, - Organic fertilizer About Fowler Westrup - Exhibitor Manufacturer of Post harvest agricultural processing machineries for cleaning, grading & sorting of Food grains. Pre cleaners. Fine cleaners. Gravity separators. Destoners. Indented cylinders. Bucket Elevators. Belt conveyors. Chain conveyors. Turn key projects for processing hybrid seeds, grains like, wheat, Soya, maize, sorghum, spices, beans, Pulses etc., and other granular agricultural products. Galvanized silo storage systems for storing of food grains. The manufacturing range includes galvanized silos with capacity ranging from 10 tons to 1500 tons of hopper bottom silos and for 100 tons to 15,000 tons of flat bottom silos. Opto Electronic Colour Sorter to sort the products like, Dhall, Rice, Dehydrated herbs,

4 Sugar, Raisins, Dry Fruits. Chips & Biscuits. Etc. About Myanmar Rice Federation - Supporting Organization The Myanmar Rice Industry Federation was formed for the unity and sustainable development of rice industry sector in Myanmar with the aim that there is an integrated link and progress among rice producers, millers, merchants and rice specialization companies About Myanmar Farmer Association - Supporting Organization Myanmar Farmer Association seriously believes that the farmers are the important primary class people of the State. As the increase development in Social Economic sectors of the farmers has been found related with the increase production of farm, meat, fish and also related with independently marketing and gaining appropriate values, the Myanmar Farmers Association will all-round support the increase production of the farmers agriculture production, independently marketing, servicing the appropriate values and transforming to the modern agriculture technology sector. About Myanmar Pulses Beans & Sesame Seeds Merchants Association- Supporting Organization About Myanmar Livestock Federation - Supporting Organization Myanmar Livestock Federation is a NGO in Livestock sector formed under the Section 26 of Myanmar Company Act on 24th October, At present, it has 13,469 members registered from all over the country. Under the Central Federation Region - wise branch - associations were formed in each state and division (15 in all) the Federation network covers livestock farmers, breeders, hatcheries, feed millers, domestic distributors of feed, medicines and equipments, traders involved in export and import of animals and animal products and Per Animal Association. Altogether there are 12 Central Specialized

5 Associations representing various agribusiness. Among other agribusiness associations, there is one association devoted to research and livestock technical matters. About The Agricultural and Food Marketing Association for Asia and the Pacific - Supporting Organization The Agricultural and Food Marketing Association for Asia and the Pacific (AFMA) is an international non-profit organization established in 1983 to carry out technical cooperation among food and agricultural marketing institutions of the countries in Asia and the Pacific. The AFMA Secretariat is located in the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand. Members of AFMA include a number of government organizations, private companies and individual professionals who are working or involving with agricultural and food marketing. About Myanmar Fruit, Flower & Vegetable Producer and Exporter Association: - Supporting Organization MFFVPEA established since August '06 and an affiliate of UMFCCI (the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry). MFFVPEA plays various important roles mainly in the areas of encouraging and supporting fruits and vegetable producers to be able to produce fresh and high quality safe fruits and vegetable up to export quality and packaging standard. And also enhancing coordination, cooperation and networking among the fruit and vegetable farmers (producers), crop buyers, wholesalers, distributors, exporter and suppliers of support services. To date, there are 28 self-reliance farmer (producers) groups around country. About Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia and the Pacific: - Supporting Organization Established by Asian nations within the framework of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as early as 1974, APHCA's mission is to enhance the level of nutrition and standard of living of livestock keepers, especially smallholders, livestock value-chain actors, and communities at large, through equitable, sustainable and safe livestock sector development. Membership is open to FAO member countries located wholly or partly in the Asia-Pacific region, which is home to more than two-thirds of the global livestock population and to more than half of the world's poor livestock keepers.

6 About TheThai Rice Exporters Association - Supporting Organization The Thai Rice Exporters Association strives to achieve its goal as Thai rice export promoter while providing its 199 members with excellent services and information.apart from working closely and cordially with members and the Ministry of Commerce, the association is obliged to cooperate with The Board of Trade of Thailand and The Thai Chamber of Commerce and with other related associations like The Thai Farmers Association, The Thai Rice Millers Association and The Thai Rice Wholesalers Association. The objectives are to create cooperation and understanding among industrial stakeholders and to dutifully follow the trade policies and other regulations introduced by the government.