HAILSTORMS on 22 and 23 april in Mandalay Region damaged about 12,815 acres of 13 different kinds of crops, mostly in Kyaukse township, according to the Mandalay Region agriculture Department.
Myittha township suffered catastrophic damage after Kyaukse with about 4,000 acres of land damaged. The most damaged crops were summer sesame and green gram. Some mango farms were also damaged with growers suffering greatly. To cover the loss of the crop growers the president established a fund of K174 million to provide them with seeds and cultivation loans.
During the 2013-14 fiscal year, Mandalay Region experienced drought which hit mostly Myingyan District with over 30,000 acres of crops damaged. The region also suffered from floods which destroyed nearly 4000 acres of crops in 20142015. —Aung Thant Khaing