A good friend to farmers: The Green Way App

As agriculture plays the main role in Myanmar’s economy, it is very crucial to improve the quality
and quantity of agricultural exports of Myanmar. So, it is important to develop the traditional
agricultural methods along with the advanced technologies and establish the modernized
agriculture for better efficiency. By using the advanced technologies and methods, farmers will
no longer have to provide water or fertilizers to the whole field, but instead, will focus on only the
required area. This way, lesser amount of resources and effort are consumed and, this, in turn,
will encourage better efficiency and effectiveness in agricultural processes. By the reduction of
water and fertilizers in the farms, the productivity will be increased as the cost of supplements
becomes lower. This will also reduce the environmental impacts by cutting down the amount of
chemicals dissolving underground and into rivers. At the same time, it will also promote
workplace safety for farm-workers. So, realizing the importance of knowledge-sharing to farmers
on alternative agricultural methods, “Green Way” is brought to farmers.

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Rather than solely focusing on developing new technologies, Green Way is actually more like a
network that encourages farmers to do a mutual knowledge-sharing as it was developed by
combining the classroom lessons of university students, their practical farming experiences, and
the experiences shared mutually by farmers during the training sessions led by the students.
This farming app presents not only Cultivation Practices but Livestock Farming practices as
well, and many more different sessions such as Q&A, Daily Market Price and Trends, General
Knowledge, News, Surveys, Books, Content Providers and Program Schedules, etc.

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Under Cultivation and Planting session, detailed information on “Soil Management”, “Plant
Nutrients”, and “Pests” are also described in respective sub-sessions in addition to popular
planting practices. Under “Soil Management”, you can find detailed know- hows about soil such
as improving the soil’s fertility, rebuilding the damaged soil and useful Dos and Don’ts.
The “Plant Nutrients” session shows detailed contents about different nutrition for different
plants along with the function of each nutrient. Next, planting methods and information are also
provide in details, such as; the origin of each crop or plant, the species, habitats, soil and
weather condition, crop yield, plant breeding, planting, fertilizing, pest control and harvesting.
What is more, Green Way includes the Agricultural Business session to encourage farmers so
they can start their own business with their farm products. For our farmers formless accessible
areas, Green Way collects several useful information on deciding profitable crops, applying for
the loan,managing to achieve high profit margins, and other applicable ideas of setting up an
agricultural business.
In addition to planting and cultivation know- how Green Way has brought business and
technological ideas such as modern agriculture and post harvest handling, etc. So, it is an
understatement that Green Way is friendly to all farmers, agricultural specialists and individuals
who are strongly interested in agriculture.

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In Livestock Farming session, Green Way mainly focuses on Aqua culture and Dairy. Fish
farmers can explore more about fish farming or aquaculture under a variety of topics; choosing
location, fish growth, setting up ponds, adding juveniles, fertilizing the pond, fish health,
harvesting and costs, and for cattle farmers, there are detailed information about raising calves,
cattle nutrition, reproduction, health, ensuring the quality of dairy products, creating cattle
pastures, record keeping and business plans.

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Furthermore, Green Way offers many more sessions such as the Q&A session where farmers
can interact and exchange knowledge, Daily Market Price session, General Knowledge session,

News session where news on crop planting, livestock farming and weather information are
available, “Books” session where a collection of agricultural-books are stored, and also “TV and
radio programs” are there to accompany farmers from various perspectives.
To summer up, Green Way welcomes everyone with a keen interest in farming and agriculture,
and by spreading a variety of up-to-date farming know-hows, trends and useful information,
Green Way will always be with farmers.

Download here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=greenway_myanmar.org
Website: https://greenwaymyanmar.com/