Conflict, inclusivity, and transformation of the rice value chain in Myanmar
In numerous low- and middle-income countries, agricultural value chains (AVC) are undergoing rapid transformation, yet scant evidence exists regarding such changes in fragile and conflict- affected settings, and little is known about inclusivity in this transformation. This study focuses on changes...
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International Association of Agricultural Economists
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| author | Goeb, Joseph Minten, Bart Aung, Nilar Aung, Zin Wai Zu, A Myint Htar, May Thet |
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| description | In numerous low- and middle-income countries, agricultural value chains (AVC) are undergoing rapid transformation, yet scant evidence exists regarding such changes in fragile and conflict- affected settings, and little is known about inclusivity in this transformation. This study focuses on changes in Myanmar's rice value chain - using unique large-scale primary data - from 2013 to 2022, during an economic boom and subsequent political upheaval and conflict. We document remarkable shifts, including a fourfold increase in rice exports, propelling Myanmar to the world's fifth-largest rice exporter. Concurrently, domestic market conditions improved, and there was modernization in the ‘hidden middle’ of the value chain including increased investments in modern milling equipment and drying methods. At the farm level we note greater adoption of modern inputs (e.g., improved seed) and harvest/post-harvest technologies and increased reliance on modern specialized service providers. The transformation was not everywhere inclusive, and modernization in some areas decelerated due to conflict. Mills and farms in insecure and conflict-affected areas, as well as remote millers and smallholders, participated to a lesser extent, and the gaps widened during the crisis years. The rapid modernization in Myanmar’s rice value chain from 2013 to 2019 highlights the positive impacts of stable governance, infrastructure investment, and liberalization on AVC transformation while the observed variations in modernization inclusivity across different segments of the value chain underscore the complex interplay between governance, conflict, and AVC transformation.
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| spelling | CGSpace1515652025-09-08T13:26:41Z Conflict, inclusivity, and transformation of the rice value chain in Myanmar Goeb, Joseph Minten, Bart Aung, Nilar Aung, Zin Wai Zu, A Myint Htar, May Thet agricultural value chains conflicts exports rice In numerous low- and middle-income countries, agricultural value chains (AVC) are undergoing rapid transformation, yet scant evidence exists regarding such changes in fragile and conflict- affected settings, and little is known about inclusivity in this transformation. This study focuses on changes in Myanmar's rice value chain - using unique large-scale primary data - from 2013 to 2022, during an economic boom and subsequent political upheaval and conflict. We document remarkable shifts, including a fourfold increase in rice exports, propelling Myanmar to the world's fifth-largest rice exporter. Concurrently, domestic market conditions improved, and there was modernization in the ‘hidden middle’ of the value chain including increased investments in modern milling equipment and drying methods. At the farm level we note greater adoption of modern inputs (e.g., improved seed) and harvest/post-harvest technologies and increased reliance on modern specialized service providers. The transformation was not everywhere inclusive, and modernization in some areas decelerated due to conflict. Mills and farms in insecure and conflict-affected areas, as well as remote millers and smallholders, participated to a lesser extent, and the gaps widened during the crisis years. The rapid modernization in Myanmar’s rice value chain from 2013 to 2019 highlights the positive impacts of stable governance, infrastructure investment, and liberalization on AVC transformation while the observed variations in modernization inclusivity across different segments of the value chain underscore the complex interplay between governance, conflict, and AVC transformation. JEL Codes: Q13, Q17, Q18 2024-08-07 2024-08-07T15:15:49Z 2024-08-07T15:15:49Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151565 en Open Access International Association of Agricultural Economists Goeb, Joseph; Minten, Bart; Aung, Nilar; Aung, Zin Wai; Zu, A Myint; and Htar, May Thet. 2024. Conflict, inclusivity, and transformation of the rice value chain in Myanmar. 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists Conference, August 2-7, 2024, New Delhi, India. https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.344305 |
| spellingShingle | agricultural value chains conflicts exports rice Goeb, Joseph Minten, Bart Aung, Nilar Aung, Zin Wai Zu, A Myint Htar, May Thet Conflict, inclusivity, and transformation of the rice value chain in Myanmar |
| title | Conflict, inclusivity, and transformation of the rice value chain in Myanmar |
| title_full | Conflict, inclusivity, and transformation of the rice value chain in Myanmar |
| title_fullStr | Conflict, inclusivity, and transformation of the rice value chain in Myanmar |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conflict, inclusivity, and transformation of the rice value chain in Myanmar |
| title_short | Conflict, inclusivity, and transformation of the rice value chain in Myanmar |
| title_sort | conflict inclusivity and transformation of the rice value chain in myanmar |
| topic | agricultural value chains conflicts exports rice |
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