Ministry of Commerce

is the mainstay of Myanmar’s economy and therefore, in 1945, ever before

Myanmar regained her independence, a synonymous organization of MAPT, called

the Agriculture Project Board, APB was established. After independence,

a synonymous organization of MAPT, called the Agricultural Project Board,

APB was established. After independence, in 1950, the Government of he Union

State Agricultural Marketing Board. It was reformed in 1963, 1965 and 1976

under the names of Union of Burma Agricultural Marketing Board (UBAMB),

Trade Corporation N0.1 (TC-1) and Agricultural & Farm Produce Trade

Corporation (AFPTC) respectively. In 1989, under the market oriented economic

system, this enterprise was again restructured as State Economic Enterprise

under the name of Myanmar Agricultural Produce Trading (MAPT), constituted

in the organization set-up Ministry of Commerce. The MAPT has legal entity