Myanmar Rice and Pulses: Farm Production Economics and Value Chain Dynamics

doi:10.1596/33283

Publication:
Myanmar Rice and Pulses: Farm Production Economics and Value Chain Dynamics

dc.contributor.author	World Bank
dc.date.accessioned	2020-02-05T17:25:39Z
dc.date.available	2020-02-05T17:25:39Z
dc.date.issued	2019-06
dc.description.abstract	Agriculture continues to play a very important role in Myanmar’s economy. For many years, understanding the dynamics and performance of Myanmar’s agriculture has been difficult due to the absence of reliable, up-to-date data, at sectoral, sub-sectoral, or microeconomic level. During the past five years, significant changes have occurred in Myanmar’s demographics, economy, and public spending and in its integration into world and regional markets for agro-food products. While Myanmar’s agriculture has experienced some considerable diversification over the past decade, rice, and bean or pulses remain core elements of the sector. Rice remains an important crop and commodity for the economy and welfare of Myanmar. Myanmar’s paddy production has realized modest gains, yet it continues to under-perform, relative to peers and to its potential. One positive development at the production level has been a significant increase in labor productivity. One potentially disturbing trend has been a significant increase in agro-chemicals use in paddy production. Elsewhere in the rice value chain, many functions are characterized by low levels of operational efficiency and/or inadequate quality management. Myanmar is the world’s third largest producer of pulses, after India and Canada. Myanmar is also a major exporter of pulses globally and the largest in the ASEAN region. After several years of promising trade results, the pulses sub-sector experienced major problems in 2017 following India’s imposition of import restrictions on back gram, chick peas and other commodities. While the trade restrictions have exposed the vulnerability of the pulses sector due to its heavy reliance on a single market for some products, there are additional challenges faced by the sector. Elsewhere in the pulses value chain, there has been limited investment or value addition.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/623701579900727742/Myanmar-Rice-and-Pulses-Farm-Production-Economics-and-Value-Chain-Dynamics
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/33283
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/33283
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject	RICE FARMER
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	COMMODITY PRICES
dc.subject	FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject	VALUE CHAIN
dc.subject	PULSE PRODUCTION
dc.subject	BEAN PRODUCTION
dc.title	Myanmar Rice and Pulses	en
dc.title.subtitle	Farm Production Economics and Value Chain Dynamics	en
dc.type	Report	en
dc.type	Rapport	fr
dc.type	Informe	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.crossref.title	Myanmar Rice and Pulses
okr.date.disclosure	2020-01-24
okr.doctype	Economic & Sector Work
okr.doctype	Economic & Sector Work::Commodities Study
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/623701579900727742/Myanmar-Rice-and-Pulses-Farm-Production-Economics-and-Value-Chain-Dynamics
okr.guid	623701579900727742
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/33283
okr.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1596/33283
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	090224b087542129_2_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	31182471
okr.identifier.report	138214
okr.imported	true	en
okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/623701579900727742/pdf/Myanmar-Rice-and-Pulses-Farm-Production-Economics-and-Value-Chain-Dynamics.pdf	en
okr.region.administrative	East Asia and Pacific
okr.region.country	Myanmar
okr.sector	Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry
okr.theme	Rural development :: Rural policies and institutions
okr.topic	Agriculture::Agricultural Sector Economics
okr.topic	Agriculture::Climate Change and Agriculture
okr.topic	Agriculture::Crops & Crop Management Systems
okr.topic	Agriculture::Food Security
okr.unit	Agriculture and Food PG EAP (SEAAG)

Files

Original bundle

Now showing 1 - 2 of 2

Name:: Myanmar-Rice-and-Pulses-Farm-Production-Economics-and-Value-Chain-Dynamics.pdf
Size:: 1.68 MB
Format:: Adobe Portable Document Format

Download