MRF’S STRATEGY TO IMPLEMENT NEW VISION FOR AGRIBUSINESS IN MYANMAR
Value Addition, Integrated Food and Energy Production, Comprehensive Supply Chain Management & Private-Public Partnership
Farming as a livelihood-Farming as a business (transition from small scale to commercial scale by introducing Forward Sales Contract (FSC) and by implementing Contract Farming Schemes, by establishing Commodity Exchange &Wholesale Centers-“commodity futures” market in near future and by promoting the innovative use of farm machinery and equipment rental service
Rice Processing/Rice Milling-Food and Energy Production (Change from rice milling to Food and Energy Production- investment in Processing Complexes which integrate the different value addition components for all the byproducts, including rice husk fired power plant, quality rice production & sustaining the better level of national competitiveness)
Business As Usual Model-Strategic Promotion of the roles of trade and market (Price and Supply Stabilization , Selective Intervention and Smart Subsidies, Trade Promotion by G-to –G arranged by B-to-B execution)
Private-Public Partnership-Productive & Effectiveness Market-based Policies; Promotion of Equality & Justice at land related matters; Strong macroeconomic environment that prioritize Agribusiness; Competitive Exchange Rate; Focus; Coordination and Cooperation in R & D activities.
OBJECTIVE
The objectives of Myanmar Rice Federation are as follows:
To Support and strengthen national economy of Myanmar by developing and utilizing resources available in rice industry
To lead, manage and guide rice associations with the aim of effective and efficient coordination and cooperation to achieve sustainable development
To exercise collective decision making process and to promote good practices such as unity, understanding, harmony, negotiation and compromise, cooperation and coordination
To support and assist the objectives and activities of rice associations
To promote good democratic practices in order to achieve rice sector development
To cooperate and coordinate with parliamentary organizations committees and commissions, political parties, individuals, press and media, local and international organizations with the aims of rice sector development
To act as the bridge between the Government and stakeholders in rice industry
To implement research and development tasks, training and education tasks and to disseminate information and news for the benefits of members and of stakeholders in rice industry
To provide policy recommendations and advice to Government and other related organizations
To settle the dispute and assist arbitration matters among members.