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A New Dawn for Equitable Growth in Myanmar? Making the Private Sector Work for Small-Scale Agriculture

The new wave of political reforms have set Myanmar on a road to unprecedented economic expansion, but, without targeted policy efforts and regulation to even the playing field, the benefits of new investment will filter down to only a few, leaving small-scale farmers – the backbone of the Myanmar economy – unable to benefit from this growth. If Myanmar is to meet its ambitions on equitable growth, political leaders must put new policies and regulation to generate equitable growth at the heart of their democratic reform agenda. These must address power inequalities in the markets, put small-scale farmers at the centre of new agricultural investments, and close loopholes in law and practice that leave the poorest open to land-rights abuses.

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Field Value
Document type Issue and policy briefs
Language of document
  • English
Topics Small and medium scale farming
Geographic area (spatial range)
  • Myanmar
Copyright Yes
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Version / Edition 1.0
License Creative Commons Attribution
Author (individual) Jasmine Burnley
Author (corporate) Oxfam GB
ISBN number 978-1-78077-343-8
Publication place United Kingdom
Publisher Oxfam GB
Publication date 2013
Pagination 18
Keywords Agribusiness,Equitable Growth,Private Sector
Date uploaded August 14, 2018, 03:35 (UTC)
Date modified December 6, 2019, 05:59 (UTC)