CROP PRODUCTION AND PROFITABILITY IN AYEYARWADY AND YANGON

Agriculture is central to Myanmar’s rural economy, and Ayeyarwady and Yangon regions are considered to be the country’s ‘rice bowl’. Yet few detailed data are available on the characteristics of agriculture in this important area. The Myanmar Aquaculture-Agriculture Survey (MAAS) addressed this know...

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Main Authors Cho, Ame, Belton, Ben, Boughton, Duncan
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published 2017
Edition1879
SeriesFSP Research Paper 66
Subjects
Agricultural and Food Policy
Food Security and Poverty
International Development
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Summary:Agriculture is central to Myanmar’s rural economy, and Ayeyarwady and Yangon regions are considered to be the country’s ‘rice bowl’. Yet few detailed data are available on the characteristics of agriculture in this important area. The Myanmar Aquaculture-Agriculture Survey (MAAS) addressed this knowledge gap through a statistically representative survey of 329 agricultural households in Maubin, Nyaungdon, Twantay and Kayan townships in Ayeyarwady and Yangon regions, as part of a larger survey of 1,102 rural households.
DOI:10.22004/ag.econ.264387