Agricultural mechanization in the dry zone of Myanmar

Mateusz Filipski, Ben Belton and Joanna Van Asselt

No 21, ReSAKSS Asia policy notes from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: This brief evaluates the extent of agricultural mechanization in four townships in Myanmar’s Dry Zone. It provides evidence that rapid mechanization is underway. Mechanical land preparation is now common-place, due to thriving machine rental markets, falling equip-ment prices, and better financing options. The mechanization of harvesting and threshing is also occurring but is concentrated in rice. These findings suggest that Dry Zone agriculture is at a technological crossroads.

Keywords: rent; arid zones; field preparation; ownership; agricultural mechanization; farm size; Myanmar; Asia; South-eastern Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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