The document discusses the State Agricultural Institute (SAI) in Lunpei, Chin State, Myanmar. It details SAI's opening in 2017, collaboration with MIID through an MOU signed that year, and challenges including limited teacher knowledge and language barriers. The current curriculum developed with MIID focuses on rainy season crops, winter crops, and student internships. Students gain hands-on experience through demonstration plots, farmer field schools, and sustainable agriculture training. Needs include more lab equipment, teaching materials, and teacher capacity building. In conclusion, feasibility studies were conducted on chestnuts and coffee.

1. Upland Agriculture and Farming
Systems in SAI Curriculum
Daw Aye Aye Myint
Principal of STATE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE
(Lunpei, Chin State)
Novotel, Yangon November 20, 2018

2.  S.A.I Lunpei’s grand opening ceremony by Vice president U
Haniri Van Htee Yu on February 4, 2017.
 Signed M.O.U with MIID in May 2017
 Established a research station in the campus
 Student Internship opportunities every semester break
 Technical Assistance in Upland Agriculture & Farming Systems, Nutrition-
Sensitive Agriculture Curriculum Development
Background of S.A.I

3. MIID-Lunpei Collaboration
New terrace in upland

4.  Challenges
 Teacher’s technical knowledge on upland
agriculture and farming system is limited
 Upland crops specialization
 Language barrier (both students and teachers)
 Water scarcity (crop production and utilization by
students, teachers, staff)
 Soil and water management
 Modern growing practices
Current LONPEI- SAI Curriculum

5. Collaboration with MIID
I. Raining Crops ( water cress/morning glory, reddish,
roselle, cowpeas
II. Winter Crops (broccoli, cabbage, kale, mustard, carrot,
cauliflower)
III. Students collect research data
IV. Completed three groups of Student Internship,
learning hands-on upland agriculture, home
gardening, nutrition-sensitive agriculture

6. Students Field Experience with MIID

7. Group excursion

8. Demonstration plots

9.  Students sharing their internship experience on crops
management with other students on the campus during
their field works
 Farmer Field school arrangement by MIID project
 Assisting in curriculum development for our S A I
 Students learned about upland agriculture development
and sloping agricultural land technology (SALT)
Sustainable environmental
management

10. Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture
Training Workshop at MIID
(November 6-13, 2017)
Intern Students from Lunpei
State Agricultural Institute

11. Students meeting with
and engaging farmers at
Farmer Field Schools,
learning home
gardening, raising fish
and chicken in villages

12. Nutrition Education through Cooking Demo with farmers
and community members at village Farmer Field Schools

13. Students meeting with Chair and Speaker of Chin State
Parliament at Zion Baptist Church, Hakha

14. Students preparing
healthy and nutritious
food and enjoying
their lunch on
SUNDAY!

15. Recognizing Students: CONGRATULATIONS!

16.  Need more assistance
 Lab equipment
 Computers
 Library and Teaching Materials, Publications, Books
 Capacity Building for Teachers
 Professional Skills Development
 Technical Skills Development
 Students and Teachers Exchange program ( In-
country and abroad)
Conclusion

17.  Chest-nut Plot and Coffee seedling plants
Result of the feasibility

18. Result of the feasibility
Varieties of Potato

19. Thanks
M.O.A.L.I
and M.I.I.D
Thank you