Ye owners want to sell plantations due to security concerns

November 3, 2022

HURFOM: Most people in Ye Township, Mon State earn a living from rubber, betel nut and fruit plantations. However, the increase of armed clashes and killings since the February 2021 coup, has left plantations owners feeling insecure.

Many now want to sell their plantations.

“People from Yeh rely on plantations. But because the country has no peace, it’s impossible to solely rely on plantations. Plantations can’t be a secure workplace in the future. That’s why everyone wants to sell.” said one owner whose plantation is located between Maw Ka Nin village and Ye Town.

Even though many owners want to sell, there are no buyers at the moment.

Now is harvest season for rubber and lime plantations, but owners are fearful of working their plantations due to security concerns. Plantation owners say the main reason they want to sell their plantations is due to an inability to earn a peaceful livelihood.

“There are lots of plantations for sale. But I haven’t seen any buyers. Most plantations between Maw Ka Nin village and Ye Town are now up for sale,” said a plantation broker from Maw Ka Nin village.

The People Defense Forces (PDF) are quite active in the area between Maw Ka Nin village and Ye Town, and there have been frequent armed clashes between the group and the Burmese army.

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