Assessing agricultural trade comparative advantage of Myanmar and its main competitors: Findings from UN Comtrade
This paper aims to provide a better understanding of Myanmar’s agricultural export performance against its competitors in different regions and determine the policy actions for improving Myanmar’s export performance. The normalized revealed comparative advantage (NRCA) index is computed to compare t...
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| author | Zhang, Huaqi Chen, Kevin Z. |
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| description | This paper aims to provide a better understanding of Myanmar’s agricultural export performance against its competitors in different regions and determine the policy actions for improving Myanmar’s export performance. The normalized revealed comparative advantage (NRCA) index is computed to compare the agricultural competitiveness between Myanmar and its competitors from 2007 to 2016. The results show that: 1) Myanmar’s agricultural export sector enjoys comparative advantage in the global market, but it is not competitive when compared with its major competitors; 2) Myanmar reveals a high level of NRCAs in black gram & pigeon peas, natural rubber, sesame seeds, rice, and frozen fish, while it has low NRCAs in crustaceans and dried fruits; and reveals no comparative advantage in bananas, fish fillets, maize, nuts, and watermelon in certain years. Three major policy implications are drawn, including diversifying Myanmar’s export portfolio, strengthening export promotion and development, and attracting foreign direct investment to upgrade the cross-border value chain. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1460432025-11-06T06:43:45Z Assessing agricultural trade comparative advantage of Myanmar and its main competitors: Findings from UN Comtrade Zhang, Huaqi Chen, Kevin Z. exports competitiveness agriculture trade This paper aims to provide a better understanding of Myanmar’s agricultural export performance against its competitors in different regions and determine the policy actions for improving Myanmar’s export performance. The normalized revealed comparative advantage (NRCA) index is computed to compare the agricultural competitiveness between Myanmar and its competitors from 2007 to 2016. The results show that: 1) Myanmar’s agricultural export sector enjoys comparative advantage in the global market, but it is not competitive when compared with its major competitors; 2) Myanmar reveals a high level of NRCAs in black gram & pigeon peas, natural rubber, sesame seeds, rice, and frozen fish, while it has low NRCAs in crustaceans and dried fruits; and reveals no comparative advantage in bananas, fish fillets, maize, nuts, and watermelon in certain years. Three major policy implications are drawn, including diversifying Myanmar’s export portfolio, strengthening export promotion and development, and attracting foreign direct investment to upgrade the cross-border value chain. 2019-04-12 2024-06-21T09:05:40Z 2024-06-21T09:05:40Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146043 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Zhang, Huaqi; and Chen, Kevin. 2019. Assessing agricultural trade comparative advantage of Myanmar and its main competitors: Findings from UN Comtrade. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1823. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146043 |
| spellingShingle | exports competitiveness agriculture trade Zhang, Huaqi Chen, Kevin Z. Assessing agricultural trade comparative advantage of Myanmar and its main competitors: Findings from UN Comtrade |
| title | Assessing agricultural trade comparative advantage of Myanmar and its main competitors: Findings from UN Comtrade |
| title_full | Assessing agricultural trade comparative advantage of Myanmar and its main competitors: Findings from UN Comtrade |
| title_fullStr | Assessing agricultural trade comparative advantage of Myanmar and its main competitors: Findings from UN Comtrade |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing agricultural trade comparative advantage of Myanmar and its main competitors: Findings from UN Comtrade |
| title_short | Assessing agricultural trade comparative advantage of Myanmar and its main competitors: Findings from UN Comtrade |
| title_sort | assessing agricultural trade comparative advantage of myanmar and its main competitors findings from un comtrade |
| topic | exports competitiveness agriculture trade |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146043 |
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