5.2.7 Knowledge and Information Flow of Stakeholders in Sesame Supply Chain
The agricultural extension division is responsible for disseminating information on technical progress to farmers by providing training on crop management and conducting agricultural development programs to produced high quality seed. During the survey, all the sampled farmers answered that access to government extension service is very few. They received knowledge and information from private agro-chemical marketing agents and neighbor farmers. Other market participants such as wholesalers, traders, oil millers, exporters and processors got the market and price information from friends, websites of wholesale association, television, internet and commodity exchange …show more content…
Therefore, people of higher income can purchase sesame oil regardless of its higher price. Millers prefer sesame oil because sesame seeds contain high oil content compared to other oil seed crops. The major challenges are they have to compete with the imported palm oil in selling the sesame oil. Some uncompetitive millers have shut down their oil mills. In addition, raw sesame products are poor quality; they are faced with the difficulty in milling. Nowadays, most of oil millers mixed sesame oil with palm oil. However, it is positive effect on the consumer demand but negative effect on the health of consumers. Insufficient raw materials hamper optimal utilization of mills. Most mills are outdated, locally and Chinese manufactured, poorly functioning. They are aiming for mills that meet international …show more content…
Women can also participate in the processing of sesame brittle and become an important job creation. The sampled processor needs improved technologies because of high demand of labor and labor scarcity and improved storage facilities to reduce rat destruction.
6.6 Challenges and Constraints of Exporters in Sesame Marketing in Yangon
The quality of Myanmar sesame seed is still relatively low. Therefore, the price received is also low compared to other sesame exporting countries. The major constraints for sesame exporter are lack of advanced facilities, post-harvest technologies to measure Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) and there is no access to test for Imidacloprid (Chemical residue) to 0.005 ppm in Myanmar. The pesticide residue in sesame seed can be tested mostly in Bangkok because of lack of technology in testing the residue in
The agricultural extension division is responsible for disseminating information on technical progress to farmers by providing training on crop management and conducting agricultural development programs to produced high quality seed. During the survey, all the sampled farmers answered that access to government extension service is very few. They received knowledge and information from private agro-chemical marketing agents and neighbor farmers. Other market participants such as wholesalers, traders, oil millers, exporters and processors got the market and price information from friends, websites of wholesale association, television, internet and commodity exchange …show more content…
Therefore, people of higher income can purchase sesame oil regardless of its higher price. Millers prefer sesame oil because sesame seeds contain high oil content compared to other oil seed crops. The major challenges are they have to compete with the imported palm oil in selling the sesame oil. Some uncompetitive millers have shut down their oil mills. In addition, raw sesame products are poor quality; they are faced with the difficulty in milling. Nowadays, most of oil millers mixed sesame oil with palm oil. However, it is positive effect on the consumer demand but negative effect on the health of consumers. Insufficient raw materials hamper optimal utilization of mills. Most mills are outdated, locally and Chinese manufactured, poorly functioning. They are aiming for mills that meet international …show more content…
Women can also participate in the processing of sesame brittle and become an important job creation. The sampled processor needs improved technologies because of high demand of labor and labor scarcity and improved storage facilities to reduce rat destruction.
6.6 Challenges and Constraints of Exporters in Sesame Marketing in Yangon
The quality of Myanmar sesame seed is still relatively low. Therefore, the price received is also low compared to other sesame exporting countries. The major constraints for sesame exporter are lack of advanced facilities, post-harvest technologies to measure Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) and there is no access to test for Imidacloprid (Chemical residue) to 0.005 ppm in Myanmar. The pesticide residue in sesame seed can be tested mostly in Bangkok because of lack of technology in testing the residue in