Agricultural value chains: Examples of quiet transformation

Myanmar’s agricultural value chains1 are often perceived to be traditional and inefficient and to suffer from underinvestment, credit constraints, and inadequate technology. This perception is partly rooted in the legacy of Myanmar’s military socialist government (1962–1988). During this period, mos...

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Autores principales: Belton, Ben, Ame, Cho, Fang, Peixun, Win, Myat Thida, Mather, David
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155156
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author Belton, Ben
Ame, Cho
Fang, Peixun
Win, Myat Thida
Mather, David
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Fang, Peixun
Mather, David
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Mather, David
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description Myanmar’s agricultural value chains1 are often perceived to be traditional and inefficient and to suffer from underinvestment, credit constraints, and inadequate technology. This perception is partly rooted in the legacy of Myanmar’s military socialist government (1962–1988). During this period, most private business was nationalized, agricultural production in the lowlands was brought under a command-and-control system, and the state assumed all responsibility for the provision of agricultural inputs, services such as mechanization, and crop procurement and marketing.
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spelling CGSpace1551562025-11-06T04:17:13Z Agricultural value chains: Examples of quiet transformation Belton, Ben Ame, Cho Fang, Peixun Win, Myat Thida Mather, David agricultural value chains credit agricultural production farm inputs agro-industrial sector investment commercialization Myanmar’s agricultural value chains1 are often perceived to be traditional and inefficient and to suffer from underinvestment, credit constraints, and inadequate technology. This perception is partly rooted in the legacy of Myanmar’s military socialist government (1962–1988). During this period, most private business was nationalized, agricultural production in the lowlands was brought under a command-and-control system, and the state assumed all responsibility for the provision of agricultural inputs, services such as mechanization, and crop procurement and marketing. 2024-10-10 2024-10-03T19:11:47Z 2024-10-03T19:11:47Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155156 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152392 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Belton, Ben; Cho, Ame; Fang, Peixun; Win, Myat Thida; and Mather, David. 2024. Agricultural value chains: Examples of quiet transformation. In Myanmar’s agrifood system: Historical development, recent shocks, future opportunities. Boughton, Duncan; Belton, Ben; Lambrecht, Isabel B.; Masias, Ian; and Minten, Bart (Eds.). Chapter 12, pp. 309-339. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155156
spellingShingle agricultural value chains
credit
agricultural production
farm inputs
agro-industrial sector
investment
commercialization
Belton, Ben
Ame, Cho
Fang, Peixun
Win, Myat Thida
Mather, David
Agricultural value chains: Examples of quiet transformation
title Agricultural value chains: Examples of quiet transformation
title_full Agricultural value chains: Examples of quiet transformation
title_fullStr Agricultural value chains: Examples of quiet transformation
title_full_unstemmed Agricultural value chains: Examples of quiet transformation
title_short Agricultural value chains: Examples of quiet transformation
title_sort agricultural value chains examples of quiet transformation
topic agricultural value chains
credit
agricultural production
farm inputs
agro-industrial sector
investment
commercialization
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155156
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