NEEM Pesticide Factory in Magway preparing to produce around eight types of value-added products and export them to domestic and international markets. The Neem Pesticide Factory in Magway, Magway Region, is reportedly preparing to produce around eight types of high-value products and export them to domestic and international markets. The factory manufactures natural fertilizers from neem seed husks and neem pesticides from crude neem oil. In addition, plans are underway to expand the production of high-value consumer products such as neem liquid hand soap, mouthwash, shower gel and neem anti-itch ointment.
“The factory was established in 2017. Its primary objectives are to make use of the abundance of neem trees in the Dry Zone to produce and utilize locally sourced natural pesticides and fertilizers, create employment opportunities for local people, reduce the use of chemical products to protect the environment, and reduce foreign currency expenditure,” said U Yin Tun, Director of the Magway Region Agriculture Department.
The factory is currently leased to Myanmar Pesticide Company Limited for 30 years under a BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) system. It procures raw neem seeds from Magway, Natmauk and Kyaukpadaung townships to produce and distribute neem urea, neem-coated urea fertilizers and natural pesticides. Construction of the factory began in 2011 on a 5.32-acre plot along the Magway-Natmauk Road, and preparations for product registration and international exports are currently underway.
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