Promoting agricultural growth in Myanmar: A review of policies and an assessment of knowledge gaps

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dc.creatorTun, Than
dc.creatorKennedy, Adam
dc.creatorNischan, Ulrike
dc.creatorInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.date2015-12-14
dc.date2024-08-01T02:50:30Z
dc.date2024-08-01T02:50:30Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:24:00Z
dc.descriptionThis paper reviews the agricultural policy environment in Myanmar up until 2014 with an eye towards identifying policies that can help to accelerate productivity and profitability in the agricultural sector. We draw heavily on the Framework for Economic and Social Reform (FESR) (2012) which provides the policy intents of the government both overall and at a sectoral level. Although limited, in some instances we rely on government data which is publicly available only up until 2010. This paper primarily examines the evolution of input policies and their measures of implementation, i.e. those focused on farm inputs (land management; finance; water management; research, education and extension services; rural electrification; seeds; fertilizer and mechanization). We also provide a brief overview of policies which affect farm diversification (including rice productivity and crop diversification) and output policies...
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/150031
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/103225
dc.languageen
dc.publisherMichigan State University
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/150030
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceTun, Than; Kennedy, Adam; and Nischan, Ulrike. 2015. Promoting agricultural growth in Myanmar: a review of policies and an assessment of knowledge gaps. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 4. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University. http://foodsecuritypolicy.msu.edu/uploads/resources/FSP_Research_Paper_4.pdf
dc.subjectprofitability
dc.subjectland management
dc.subjectfarm tenancy
dc.subjectfertilizers
dc.subjectseeds
dc.subjectwater management
dc.subjectagricultural extension
dc.subjectagricultural sector
dc.subjectagroindustrial sector
dc.subjectagricultural policies
dc.subjectagricultural research
dc.subjectprivate investment
dc.subjectfarm inputs
dc.subjectsmallholders
dc.subjectmarkets
dc.subjecttrade
dc.subjectirrigation
dc.subjectproductivity
dc.subjectintensification
dc.subjectagricultural mechanization
dc.subjectagricultural development
dc.subjectdiversification
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dc.titlePromoting agricultural growth in Myanmar: A review of policies and an assessment of knowledge gaps
dc.typeWorking Paper

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