Crop Choice, Farm Income, and Political Relations in Myanmar

Takashi Kurosaki

Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series from Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University

Abstract: Myanmar's agricultural economy is in transition from a planned to a market system. However, the economy does not seem to capture the full gains of productivity growth expected from such a transition. Using a micro dataset collected in 2001 and covering more than 500 households in eight villages with diverse agro-ecological environments, this paper shows that policy interventions in land use and agricultural marketing underlie the lack of income growth. Regression analyses focusing on within-village variations in cropping patterns show that the acreage share under nonlucrative paddy crops is higher for farmers who are under tighter control of the local administration.

Keywords: reform; food policy; transitional economies; Asia; Myanmar (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005-03
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