Plant Protection Division Department of Agriculture

Plant Protection Division

Plant Protection Division was established as Plant Protection Section under Agricultural Extension Division in 1980-1981. Next, Plant Protection Section has been promoted to Plant Protection Division under Myanma Agriculture Service (Now, Department of Agriculture) in June, 1995.

Objectives

• To educate farmers modernized plant protection techniques
• To protect environmantal pollusion, health hazard of consumers and applicators by agrochemicals
• To conduct plant protection by Integrated Pest Management (IPM) as a basic and to lay down IPM formats for each and every crop
• To export/import exported/imported agricultural commodities in accordance with International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures
• To supervise and control quality agrochemicals to import/distribute in accordance with enacted laws

• Issuance of Phytosanitary Certificate (PC) for exported plants and plant products
• Issuance of Import Certificate (IC) for imported plants and plant products
• Inspection of imported plants and plant products by MACCS (Myanmar Automated Cargo Clearance System)
• Issuance of pesticide registration
• Issuance of pesticide licenses
• Issuance of pesticide import endorsement  
• Issuance of pesticide residue, aflatoxin and heavy metal certificate
• Analyzing the status of pesticides poisons/hazard