Maize and pigeon pea production, profitability, and tied credit in Southern Shan state

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dc.creatorBelton, Ben
dc.creatorFang, Peixun
dc.date2020-07-01
dc.date2024-05-22T12:12:48Z
dc.date2024-05-22T12:12:48Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:29:58Z
dc.descriptionThis report presents results from by far the most comprehensive survey of maize cultivators ever conducted in Myanmar. This research was designed to test characterizations of hybrid maize farming in the literature on Myanmar empirically, and identify implications for development policy and programming. A study by the World Bank (2016) suggests that returns from maize farming are very high in comparison to other major crops grown in Myanmar, whereas two studies by Woods (2015a; 2015b) list a host of negative impacts associated with hybrid maize cultivation, including reduced food security, widespread and severe indebtedness among the smallest farmers, and deepening inequality. Our survey represented the population of all maize growing village tracts in the nine major maize growing townships of southern Shan where the security situation at the time of the survey permitted access. A total 884 maize growing and 678 non-maize growing rural households were interviewed. We summarize key survey results and their implications below.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/143263
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/106231
dc.languageen
dc.publisherMichigan State University
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceBelton, Ben; and Fang, Peixun. 2020. Maize and pigeon pea production, profitability, and tied credit in Southern Shan state. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 173. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University; International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://www.canr.msu.edu/resources/maize-and-pigeon-pea-production-profitability-and-tied-credit-in-southern-shan-state
dc.subjectprofitability
dc.subjectseeds
dc.subjectsurveys
dc.subjecthouseholds
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjecthybrids
dc.subjectmaize
dc.subjectagricultural prices
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectfood prices
dc.subjectpigeon peas
dc.subjectcredit
dc.subjectrural areas
dc.titleMaize and pigeon pea production, profitability, and tied credit in Southern Shan state
dc.typeWorking Paper

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