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

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

Content Provider	Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
Author	Tun, Than Kennedy, Adam Nischan, Ulrike
Organization	IFPRI - Feed the Future
Organization	IFPRI - Development Strategy and Governance Division
Spatial Coverage	Myanmar [MM]
Description	This 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...
Sponsorship	International Food Policy Research Institute United States Agency for International Development
Related Links	https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/8b5131a6-8478-4e6b-b5ed-97962a57f4d2
File Format	PDF
Language	English
Publisher	Michigan State University
Publisher Date	2015-12-14
Publisher Place	East Lansing, MI
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Profitability Land Management Farm Tenancy Fertilizers Seeds Water Management Agricultural Extension Agricultural Sector Agroindustrial Sector Agricultural Policies Agricultural Research Private Investment Farm Inputs Smallholders Markets Trade Irrigation Productivity Intensification Agricultural Mechanization Agricultural Development Diversification Credit
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science

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