Sesame association to open purchasing centre

  • Wed, 4 September 2024

Sesame association to open purchasing centre


Sesame Farmer Development Association (SFDA) will set up a centre where a number of sesame growers can sell their harvest together in a bid to buy white sesame and black sesame. White sesame harvest season started in mid-August in the SFDA member villages, so the SFDA and Myint Myat Taw Win Company discussed opening the centre.They joined hands in 2022, holding awareness campaigns for growers across over 80 villages in Magway, Sinbaungwe, Taungdwingyi and Myothit townships continuously.They opened a centre in Thityarkauk village in Magway Region for two consecutive years.This year, their attempt to open a sales hub in Thityarkauk failed amid some unfortunate circumstances in the area. Therefore, they will move the centre to Myint Myat Taw Win Company’s factory in the north of the teaching hospital situated beside Magway’s ring road and start buying white and black sesame seeds beginning from 30 August 2024 without brokerage fees and labour wages. The centre will be closed only on Sundays. Opening hours are from 9 am to 4 pm. Therefore, the sesame growers are notified to join the group selling at the centre.The SFDA is trying to disseminate information and go on tours by linking with committees.