Myanmar

Contract Farming Potential: Case Study on Improvement of Maize Value Chain and Farmers’ Livelihood

Thanda Kyi, War War Kyaw
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to understand the maize value chain in Tatkon Township where this study was conducted with the analyses of the production and marketing along the maize value chain including the socio-economic conditions of the farmers and marketing margins in the study area....
Country: Myanmar Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
4,720
115

Overview of Agriculture Policy in Myanmar

Thanda Kyi
INTRODUCTION   As agriculture plays a crucial role in the economy of Myanmar, sustainable agriculture is a prerequisite for achieving sustainable development objectives. Sustainable agriculture requires the integration of environmental considerations with agricultural policy analysis and...
Country: Myanmar Topic: Overview
14,857

Overview of Irrigation Development and Government Policy in Myanmar

Thanda Kyi, Amy Soe
INTRODUCTION   History of Irrigation Sector and Its Development The importance of providing adequate water for agricultural production has been fully recognized by the former kings of Myanmar. They gave special attention to the establishment of irrigation networks for paddy...
Country: Myanmar Topic: Agriculture
8,138
186

Farmland Policies for Young Generation in Myanmar: Purchasing and Leasing

Mar Mar Kyu
ABSTRACT Myanmar is an agriculture country and its economy is based on agriculture. Agriculture sector contributes 23 % of GDP; 20 % of total export earnings; and employs 61.2 % of the labor force in 2013-2014. According to the Myanmar Census of Agriculture the agricultural land amounted to about...
Country: Myanmar Topic: Agricultural human resources development
7,586
142

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