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Contract farming in ASEAN Countries: a fact finding study
This fact finding study was carried out for Oxfam Novib to better understand the role of contract farming in poverty alleviation in ASEAN countries. The literature study is guid...
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National Updates on Agribusiness Large Scale Land Acquisitions in Southeast Asia Brief #8 of 8: Union of Burma
A growing body of literature and studies suggests that Burma has become the ‘latest flashpoint in an alarming trend’ of global land grabs. Sources suggest that the land and reso...
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Political Brief on the Principles of Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems
On October 15, 2014, the Member States of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), hosted at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, approved the “Principles on...
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Myanmar Jade and Gems Mining Licences 2017-2018
Jade and gems mining licence data aggregated by township based on MEITI 5th Report (fiscal year 2017/18) published licences annex data. It is based on all jade and gems mining l...
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Myanmar Pearl Cultivation Licences 2017-2018
Myanmar pearl cultivation licence data as geodata based on MEITI 5th Report (FY2017/18) annex (http://www.myanmareiti.org/files/uploads/license_information2017-2018.xlsx). It in...
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Building Capacities for Evolving Geospatial Needs in Myanmar, MIMU Symposium
The rapid expansion of geospatial technology has brought the need for new skills to be able to understand and apply the newly available tools – not just for GIS professionals bu...
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The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census: Thematic Report on Mortality
This thematic report presents the status of mortality based on the 2014 Census. The analysis shows that Myanmar has recorded declines in childhood mortality in the last three de...
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Variegated borderlands governance in Dehong Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture along the China-Myanmar border
International borders and associated borderlands—especially as viewed at the national and international scales, and via regional and global-scale maps—are generally thought of a...
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Agro-Business Large Scale Land Acquisition in Myanmar: current situation and ways forward
This presentation summarizes an on-going research in Myanmar, carried out by renowned agricultural specialist U San Thein and a team of experts, with the support of MRLG. This r...
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Myanmar Library Survey
The Myanmar Library Survey is the first in-depth nationwide study of the country’s public libraries. Commissioned by The Asia Foundation in partnership with the Myanmar Book Aid...
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The Contested Areas of Myanmar: Subnational Conflict, Aid, and Development
While the current peace processes in Myanmar are a national endeavor, the broader international community has an important supporting role to play. To contribute to the ongoing ...
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Measuring Myanmar's Starting Point for the Sustainable Development Goals: SDG Baseline Indicator Report
To monitor and evaluate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, reliable and accurate data that reflect the current situations of the country is indispensible. ...
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Destination Management Plan for the Inlay Lake Region -- Environmental Assessment
This report contains a summary of issues relating to sustainable management of environmental resources for Inlay Lake and its watershed, in the context of increasing pressures ...
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Destination Management Plan for the Inlay Lake Region 2014 - 2019
The Destination Management Plan (DMP) for the Inlay Lake Region is the result of extesive stakeholder consultations, interviews, focus group discussions, workshops and expert an...
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An Analysis of the Parliamentary Democracy System in Myanmar(1948-62)
After regaining independence in 1948, AFPFL, the strongest political force in Myanmar, formed the first parliamentary government with U Nu as the Prime minister. Between 1948 an...
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Improving Hydropower Outcomes Through System-Scale Planning: An Example from Myanmar
This report examines hydropower development in Myanmar to explore a fundamental challenge: how can governments make informed decisions about infrastructure development that will...
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Myanmar REDD+ Readiness Roadmap UN-REDD Programme
Having signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on 11 June 1992 and ratified the convention on 25 November 1994 and the Kyoto Protocol in 2003 a...
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Unlocking the potential: Country diagnostic study
This report Myanmar: Unlocking the Potential is an output of a comprehensive study carried out by ADB’s Economics and Research Department (ERD) under RETA 8343, Subproject 2 of ...
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Myanmar: Capitalizing on rice export opportunities
The report is about campitalising on rice export opportunities in Myanmar. The report highlights that improving agricultural productivity and promoting exports are top prioritie...
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Urban Myanmar
Cities conjure a sense of commotion. They can be hives of economic activity and interaction or centres of congestion and crime. Today, the majority of the world’s population liv...