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Our Customary Lands: Community-Based Sustainable Natural Resource Management in Burma
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
ECDF
2016
In January 2016 the government adopted a National Land Use Policy, which included the recognition of customary land management practices. While this is a welcome fi rst step in ...
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Debt, Dispossession and Growing Inequality in Shan State: A Policy Discussion Brief on Maize Contract Farming
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
LCG, Kevin Woods, Tobias Jackson, Land Core Group
2016
This policy brief, building on research conducted by the Land Core Group (LCG) [3], describes the maize contract farming scheme being implemented by Chareoun Phokphand (hereafte...
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Chinese Investments in Myanmar: A Scoping Study [DRAFT]
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Kui Peng, GEI, Christopher Dunn, Lin Ji, GEI, GEI
2016
The purpose of this scoping study conducted by the Global Environmental Institute (GEI) is to provide a better understanding of the presence and operations of Chinese companies ...
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Promoting Participatory Decision-making for Better Policy Design and Implementation for Sustainable Agriculture in Myanmars Dry Zone
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Thijs Wissink, UNESCAP
2017
The main challenges for agriculture in the Dry Zone of Myanmar are climate change, access to finance for farmers, labour availability, access to machinery, knowledge and inputs,...
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Myanmar Agriculture in 2011: Old Problems and New Challenges
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
David Dapice, ASH Centre, Harvard University, Thomas Vallely, ASH...
2011
Conducted as a follow-up to a research paper released in 2010, this study assesses how contextual changes in Myanmar's government and the South-East Asian region have impacted t...
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Study on Agricultural Investments: Briefing Paper
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Food Security Working Group, FSWG
2015
Agricultural investments are crucial to improve productivity and to raise the incomes and food security of farmers and others alike. Investments by smallholder farmers themselve...
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Study on Agricultural Investments: Final Report
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Food Security Working Group, FSWG
2015
Agricultural investments are crucial to improve productivity and to raise the incomes and food security of farmers and others alike. Investments by smallholder farmers themselve...
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The Urgent Need to Prepare for Climate Displacement in Myanmar: Establishing a Myanmar National Climate Land Bank
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
EcoDev, Displacement Solutions
2018
This report provides a summary of the findings from two preliminary case studies of communities considered potentially vulnerable to the impacts of extreme weather events and cl...
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Shifting Cultivation in Myanmar’s REDD+ Development: A review of three REDD+ program documents
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Julia Fogerite
2018
This report provides a review of shifting cultivation across three Myanmar REDD+ programme documents. The initial background study on drivers of deforestation concluded that mor...
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Lessons for the Potential Use of Contract Farming with Small Land Holding Farmers in Myanmar
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Thomas A. Baker, Vahu Development Institute
2011
This paper will examine the possible use of contract farming with small land holding farmers as a tool to capitalize on the opportunity to improve the economic growth of Myanmar...
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REDD+ Safeguards in Myanmar (MM)
Myanmar
Advocacy and promotional materials
POINT
2017
REDD+ is an international initiative to mitigate climate change by protecting, sustainably managing, and regenerating forests. This document summarizes the REDD+ international ...
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Aquaculture in Transition: Value Chain Transformation, Fish and Food Security in Myanmar
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Ulrike Nischan, IFPRI, Thomas Reardon, L. Seng Kham, Kyan Htoo,...
2015
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REDD+ and Women's Rights in Myanmar
Myanmar
Advocacy and promotional materials
POINT
2017
This document summarizes how the REDD+ international safeguards and the Myanmar national social and environmental safeguards principles relate to women's rights.
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Myanmar: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Environment Initial Sector Assessment, Strategy, and Road Map
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
ADB
2013
This dataset has no description
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USAID Country Profile Burma: Property Rights and Resource Governance
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
USAID
2013
This dataset has no description
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An Analytical Study on Food Safety Issues in Different Stages of Vegetable Production from Farm to Table: Briefing Paper
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
FSWG, Food Security Working Group
2014
This dataset has no description
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Myanmar: Analysis of Farm Production Economics
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
World Bank
2016
This dataset has no description
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** Myanmar Agriculture in Brief 2014: Part 1
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, MoALI
2014
This dataset has no description
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Mekong State of the Land: Discussion Paper (First Draft)
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
MRLG
2018
This dataset has no description
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Mekong State of the Land: Briefing Paper
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
MRLG
2018
This dataset has no description