A historical and regional perspective on Myanmar’s agrifood system

Duncan Boughton, Steve Haggblade and Bart Minten

Chapter 3 in Myanmar’s agrifood system: Historical development, recent shocks, future opportunities, 2024-10-10, pp p. 43-78 from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: Agriculture and the related input supply, processing, trade, and retail distribution activities that make up national food systems are a major driver of rural economic transformation in low- and middle-income countries (Mellor 2017). As Chapter 2 shows, in addition to directly contributing to rural employment and GDP in Myanmar, the growth of the agrifood system has high multiplier effects on the broader rural economy. Yet in Myanmar, as Warr (2016) argues, lack of agricultural productivity growth combined with dependence on extractive sectors, such as jade, teak, and natural gas, has held back the transformation of the economy.

Keywords: agricultural productivity; agrifood systems; development; economic shock; governance; Myanmar; Asia; South-eastern Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-10-10
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