It is said that one person can modify the globe . However , the whole world might be a niggling much , so countenance ’s start with a ‘ small ’ part – that actually is quite big : the floriculture sector of Myanmar . Mya Thway Yee ’s mission is to not only let the local production compete with the gravid import from chiefly China , but to also rectify the sphere by introducing unexampled diverseness of skilful quality .
Mya atFlower Forumfrom quaternary December that was organize by Myanmar Agriculture web and GrowAsia and funded by Netherlands Embassy , Myanmar .
It all started in 2016 , when Mya , now chief executive officer of FMK Business Support , give back to Myanmar after having lived and studied in the Netherlands for seven eld . “ I work as a advisor for a company in dairy applied science . I visited the Shan State neighborhood , which has many flower growers . There , I realized there is a opening in the agrarian sphere . Although there are many growers , most flower available on the market are being imported from China ( about 15 container a day ) and Thailand ( five or six container a day ) . I wondered , what encounter to our flower sector ? ”
Mya started to get to the root of the subject . “ China has flooded the market with discarded bloom from the auction bridge . They ship them at very low costs across the border . Three out of five containers are in reality illegal business deal . The quality of the flowers is really bad . They are ill packed in seven layer in boxes with some nursing bottle of ice water and in between newsprint and charge card . From the borderline to the city of Yangon where the biggest wholesales food market exist takes three days , due to bad infrastructure and bumpy roads . Brokers who betray flowers to wholesaler and retail merchant play a big role in the pricing organisation and sometimes the growers can not even get across the costs . ”
The four hectare farm of FMK Business Support
OpportunitiesOne might wonder why the Myanmar growers keep on grow flowers . 60 percent of the flowers produced in Myanmar are chrysanthemums . Large numbers are meet in roses and gladiolus too , as well as some asters and orchids . “ Myanmar has an tremendous market for flowers . citizenry grease one’s palms flowers on a daily groundwork . Flowers play a major function in the finish and faith . ”
She mature 70 varieties of Gerbera ( around 15,000 plants ) , 16 mixture of roses ( 8000 works ) , 8 varieties of Calla Lily ( around 8500 plants ) and over 30 lily varieties grow by right preparation .
This provides opportunities , but the growers have a duo of challenge to overcome . “ The want of quality seeded player or bulbs is one matter . cultivator turn the same old varieties over and over again , for many years . The other thing is the lack of noesis . Because they get the same peak yr after year , they have to deal with diseases . To make the most of their harvest , they spray on a everyday basis and use a lot of plant food . These fertilizer and chemical crop protective cover are import from Russia , Thailand and China , and Europe . Due to the commutation pace going up over the years , the input price lean to go up . Sometimes the price for crop protection is higher than the real yield . ”
In myopic , the situation is complex . What is the solution ? With the intention to offer better starting textile to the growers , Mya jump import lily bulbs from the Netherlands two years ago . In April 2019 she started her own farm . On four hectares , she grows lilies from Van der Zon and Zabo Plant , zantedeschia from Van der Zon , genus Gerbera from HilverdaFlorist and roses from Dümmen Orange . And to help growers put their flowers on the marketplace , she opened a flower shop class . “ My suppliers always ask me why I take the obligation for the whole chain ” , she laughs .
The flower shop class name FMK Flora .
programme for the futureMya has destiny of plan in mind for the come in age . “ In my own farm I would wish to expatiate into other thing like clove pink . I suggested that to growers too . clove pink are not that expensive and there are a lot of new multifariousness . China tender only a few colors , so this direction they can stand out . The grocery would broaden , instead of a monumental supply of chrysanthemums at knockdown prices . "
genus Mya is thinking of come out a new business to spell planting materials or seeds to work more variegation into the market . “ I can also see opportunities in this market for efflorescence intellectual nourishment and fertilizers to increase the bloom timbre . Improving the market will require civilise growers and support of the government for get laws and certificate to implant quality . ”
For more information : FMK Business SupportMya Thway Yee+95 9 79848 5786[email protected ]
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