Yamethin
Encyclopedia
Yamethin is a town
in central Burma (Myanmar) in Yamethin District
, Mandalay Region. Yamethin provides a market
and processing for local agriculture
production of rice
and beans, as well having a small textile
industry, and serving as a railroad shipping point on the Rangoon (Yangon) – Mandalay line.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in central Burma (Myanmar) in Yamethin District
Yamethin District
Yamethin District is a district of the Mandalay Division in central Burma.-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Yamethin Township*Pyawbwe Township...
, Mandalay Region. Yamethin provides a market
Agricultural marketing
Agricultural marketing covers the services involved in moving an agricultural product from the farm to the consumer. Numerous interconnected activities are involved in doing this, such as planning production, growing and harvesting, grading, packing, transport, storage, agro- and food processing,...
and processing for local agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
production of rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
and beans, as well having a small textile
Textile
A textile or cloth is a flexible woven material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by spinning raw fibres of wool, flax, cotton, or other material to produce long strands...
industry, and serving as a railroad shipping point on the Rangoon (Yangon) – Mandalay line.