Farm commercialization in Myanmar: A transformation on hold or in reverse?

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dc.creatorMyanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity
dc.date2022-08-03
dc.date2024-04-12T13:36:59Z
dc.date2024-04-12T13:36:59Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:03:09Z
dc.descriptionOver the last decade, farms in Myanmar have gone through important market transitions. On the input side, imports of chemical fertilizer increased four-fold and agro-chemicals eight-fold while 55 percent more farmers were using mechanization rental services between 2011 and 2020. On the output side, three-quarters of Myanmar’s crop production is sold, indicating high market orientation, especially so for non-paddy crops. However, farm commercialization in Myanmar started from a low base and is still lagging peer countries in the region. The twin crises in 2020 and 2021 (the covid-19 and the political crisis) and international market developments have further led to increasing worries for an agricultural market transformation on hold or in reverse, as seen by a decline in imports of modern inputs, driven by price increases of inputs, currency policy changes, insecurity, and reduced profitability for most crop farmers. To improve farm commercialization and to catch up with peers, a better and secure business environment, openness to trade, further diversification, and improved infrastructure is called for.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/140973
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/93162
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceInternational Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 2022. Farm commercialization in Myanmar: A transformation on hold or in reverse? Myanmar SSP Working Paper 23. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136310.
dc.subjectcrises
dc.subjectprofitability
dc.subjectimports
dc.subjectproduction
dc.subjectpolicies
dc.subjectcovid-19
dc.subjectcrops
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectmarkets
dc.subjectchemical fertilizer
dc.subjectagrochemicals
dc.subjectfarms
dc.subjectinfrastructure
dc.subjectcommercialization
dc.subjectmechanization
dc.subjectdiversification
dc.subjectprices
dc.titleFarm commercialization in Myanmar: A transformation on hold or in reverse?
dc.typeWorking Paper

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