SAGAING DIVISION – On June 27th, battalion commander Lieutenant Swam Thu Maung said that the sesame seeds planted as the ration of Battalion-28 of Darmasai Army (based in Sar Lingyi Township) was harvested.
The sesame field is around 1 acre and the planting was done by the Darmasai Army last April and the harvesting is done similarly.
In addition, after the sesame harvest, the army plans to plant chickpeas and rice, according to the batallion commander.
It is reported that the Darmasai Army planted theee acres of rice for the battalion’s food last year.