Agricultural Policies and Development of Myanmar's Agricultural Sector: An Overview

Fujita Koichi and Okamoto Ikuko

No 63, IDE Discussion Papers from Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO)

Abstract: This paper reviews the development of the agricultural sector in Myanmar after the transition to an open economy in 1988 and analyzes the nature as well as the performance of the agricultural sector. The avoidance of social unrest and the maintenance of control by the regime are identified as the two key factors that have determined the nature of agricultural policy after 1988. A major consequence of agricultural policy has been a clear difference in development paths among the major crops. Production of crops that had a potential for development showed sluggish growth due to policy constraints, whereas there has been a self-sustaining increase in the output of those crops that have fallen outside the remit of agricultural policy.

Keywords: Agriculture; Transition; Myanmar; Agricultural policy; Agricultural development; ミャンマー; 農業政策; 農業開発 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: P20 Q11 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006-06-01
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