Growing Together : Reducing Rural Poverty in Myanmar

Policies that enable rural communities to participate in expanding economic opportunities can be central to inclusive growth in Myanmar. Rural communities are home to the majority of Myanmar’s population, the majority of its many ethnic groups, and...

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Main Authors:	Myint, Nikolas, Badiani-Magnusson, Reena, Woodhouse, Andrea, Zorya, Sergiy
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Yangon 2016
Subjects:	SKILLS LIVING STANDARDS RISKS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL GROWTH EXPORT MARKETS CHILD HEALTHCARE GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES IMPACT ON POVERTY LAND REFORM PRODUCTION POLICY ENVIRONMENT SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT INCOME ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES PROPERTY RIGHTS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION LABOR FORCE PUBLIC SERVICES HOUSING REVENUES LOCAL FARMERS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION HEALTH POOR PEOPLE RURAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LAND TENURE SOCIAL ASSISTANCE RURAL POPULATION CONFLICT MEASURES COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION REGION FARM TECHNOLOGIES POORER AREAS POVERTY REDUCTION KNOWLEDGE NEW TECHNOLOGIES RURAL PEOPLE CLEAN DRINKING WATER LAND TITLING RURAL POPULATIONS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTS OPTIONS POVERTY INCIDENCE TRANSFERS MARKETING RESEARCH FARM WORKERS AGRICULTURAL TECHNIQUES LIVESTOCK EXTENSION FARMERS ETHNIC MINORITY FARM SECTOR SUBSIDIES CROPS REGIONAL DISPARITIES LAND USE RESOURCES LAND TITLES CONSUMPTION HUMAN CAPITAL RURAL COMMUNITIES LAND REFORMS FAMILY EXTENSION SERVICES MARKET PRICES FARM PRODUCTION GENDER CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS RURAL GROWTH CREDIT RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION RURAL POVERTY AGRICULTURAL SECTOR EXPENDITURES ENVIRONMENTS AGRICULTURE INCOMES PROPERTY MALNUTRITION RURAL PRIVATE SECTOR IMPACT ON POVERTY REDUCTION ENVIRONMENT AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES ECONOMICS DIVERSIFICATION MANAGEMENT LAGGING REGIONS TARGETED TRANSFERS ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY FISHERIES TARGETING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES TRADE LAND REGIONS EDUCATION DRINKING WATER IRRIGATION ACCESS TO SERVICES RURAL AREAS POVERTY FARMS AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES DECENTRALIZATION REVENUE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL FINANCE LIVING CONDITIONS LIVELIHOODS POOR LACK OF INFORMATION WOMEN AGRICULTURAL FOOD PRICES PUBLIC SPENDING PROFITS TECHNOLOGIES ECONOMIC SHOCKS RURAL DEVELOPMENT REMOTE AREAS PRICES RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION IMPROVED LIVELIHOODS PRODUCTION COSTS LAND ECONOMICS DELTA REGION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT POOR HOUSEHOLDS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25929584/growing-together-reducing-rural-poverty-myanmar http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23786

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Summary:	Policies that enable rural communities to participate in expanding economic opportunities can be central to inclusive growth in Myanmar. Rural communities are home to the majority of Myanmar’s population, the majority of its many ethnic groups, and 70 percent of its poor. Development in rural areas is constrained by low returns to agriculture, and significantly lower levels of public service delivery and human development outcomes relative to urban areas. Reforms to enhance agriculture productivity are necessary though not sufficient for improving the welfare and livelihoods of rural communities. These have to be complemented with increased access to social and economic services that can raise human and physical capacity to create the conditions necessary for the growth of a dynamic rural non-farm sector. These reforms could help to not only reduce the drag on rural growth and poverty reduction, but also contribute to structural economic transformation so that the welfare of all people in Myanmar can grow together.

Growing Together : Reducing Rural Poverty in Myanmar

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