Myanmar’s Agriculture Sector: Unlocking the Potential for Inclusive Growth
Raitzer, David; Wong, Larry C.Y.; Samson, Jindra Nuella | December 2015
Abstract
Myanmar’s agriculture sector offers substantial unexploited potential to underpin the country’s inclusive
economic development. This paper proposes key actions to address agricultural constraints including
improving land tenure, expanding credit availability, investing in input markets for nutrients and machinery,
developing drainage and irrigation systems, and enhancing rural transport and electricity connectivity.
Citation
Raitzer, David; Wong, Larry C.Y.; Samson, Jindra Nuella. 2015. Myanmar’s Agriculture Sector: Unlocking the Potential for Inclusive Growth. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/5300. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.ISSN
2313-6537 (Print), 2313-6545 (e-ISSN)
Keywords
Development Economics
Regional Economic Development
Economic Impact
Asian Development Bank
Development
Economic indicators
Growth models
Macroeconomics
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