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So, rural people dub the trees as offspring in their families. They solved the family problems with incomes obtained from tod­dy-palm plantations. Rural lads joyfully drink toddy sap in Myanmar traditions. The collection of toddy sap is a primary livelihood for local people to produce jag­gery. Those working abroad may suffer from homesickness but they miss the chance to re­turn home immediately. These products showed the na­ture of Myanmar and Anyathians. Past time had gone with the wind. They also miss the chance to meet their friends. Whenever travellers made trips along the Yangon-Mandalay railway or Mandalay-Myitkyina railway, they could not turn a blind eye to fascinating pictur­esque views of toddy-palm trees along both sides of the railways. Those rural people spent their day time with exhaustion in working tod­dy-palm farms but they could not uplift their living standard. On the other hand, local toddy farmers cannot afford to use electricity in making jag­gery as power cables...