FSP Myanmar Research Highlights

This report outlines recent (2007-2017) changes in agricultural practices for the main field crops grown in Myanmar’s Dry Zone, based on information gathered from the R [...]

This research highlight presents an overview of agricultural land ownership, distribution, use, and tenure for rural households in Southern Shan State, and how this has c [...]

This research highlight presents analysis of the characteristics of agricultural mechanization in Southern Shan State, using data from the Shan Household Agricultural and [...]

This research highlight presents key features of off-farm employment in Myanmar’s Southern Shan State. Analysis is based on the Shan Household Agriculture and Rural Eco [...]

This research highlight analyzes differences in productivity, profitability and labor use for four major crops produced in Myanmar’s Dry Zone, namely monsoon paddy, dry [...]

Myanmar is ranked second in the list of countries most affected by climate change (Kerft et al., 2014). Myanmar’s Central Dry Zone (CDZ) is subject to extremes of clima [...]

This research highlight evaluates the extent of agricultural mechanization in four townships in Myanmar’s Dry Zone. It provides evidence that rapid mechanization is und [...]

This research highlight presents findings on key features of rural off-farm work and incomes in Myanmar’s Dry Zone. It is based on analysis of data collected by the Rur [...]

This research highlight presents findings on access to and use of agricultural credit by farm households in Myanmar’s Central Dry Zone. Data was collected by the Rural [...]

Myanmar has high levels of landlessness and an uneven distribution of land among landed households, despite an abundance of land per head of population relative to other [...]