The federal capital of Yangon is Burma. Land area of 676.581 square kilometers, a population of about 56 million 500 thousand (2007). Agriculture is the foundation of the national economy of Burma.
            According to the official statistics of Burma, the planting area and production are showing a steady growth trend year by year. Black sesame accounted for about 25%, in recent years, the growth rate of black sesame planting area is relatively large. Burma sesame planting area accounted for about 12% of the world's Sesame planting area. Sesame production in Burma ranked fourth in the world. Burma export statistics: the total output of about 100000-160000 (tons/year).
Myanmar sesame varieties planted mainly yellow and white sesame, black sesame, brown sesame seeds and sesame red, the main producing areas of Myanmar sesame concentrated in central Myanmar Mandalay, magway and real order Province, the three provinces of sesame planting area accounted for 91.03% of the total planting area of the country.