Agriculture and Rural Villages in the National Economy

Akio Takahashi ()
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Akio Takahashi: University of Tokyo

Chapter Chapter 3 in Regime Changes and Socio-economic History of Rural Myanmar, 1986-2019, 2023, pp 41-64 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter explores how agriculture and rural villagesRural village are positioned in the Myanmar national economy. Using macroeconomic statistics, such as the statistical yearbook, monthly statistical indicators, agricultural statistics, population and housing censusesCensus , and internal data of the Ministry of Agriculture, I argue that: (1) the position of agriculture in the national accounts has been declining; (2) agricultural income is remarkably low; (3) the importance of rice is declining, despite Myanmar being often referred to as a rice-producing country; and (4) there are doubts about the future potential of Myanmar’s agriculture. In addition, we find that there are surprisingly few farmers in rural Myanmar. These considerations will show the extent of de-agrarianisation De-agrarianisation at the national economic level.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-3272-6_3

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