Increasing the Impact of Public Spending on Agricultural Growth : Myanmar Agricultural Public Expenditure Review
Agriculture sector growth in Myanmar averaged 2.5 percent during 2009/10–2016/17. This compares to only half of the growth rate in neighboring China and Thailand at the same stage of their economic development and less than one-third of nonagricultural growth in Myanmar. This low agricultural gr...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/967201499434338366/Increasing-the-Impact-of-Public-Spending-on-Agricultural-Growth-Myanmar-agricultural-public-expenditure-review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27557 |
| Summary: | Agriculture sector growth in Myanmar averaged 2.5 percent during
2009/10–2016/17. This compares to only half of the growth rate in
neighboring China and Thailand at the same stage of their economic
development and less than one-third of nonagricultural growth in
Myanmar. This low agricultural growth is one of the main reasons for
slow poverty reduction, high malnutrition, and job insecurity in many
parts of Myanmar, given the sector’s continued significance in gross
domestic product (GDP) (29 percent), the labor force (50 percent),
and exports (30 percent). This first-ever Agricultural Public Expenditure Review is an
important step to deepen the policy dialogue on improving the impact
of public services on agricultural growth and other developmental
objectives. It covers the period from 2009/10 to 2016/17, analyzing
the budgets of the Union Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and
Irrigation (MOALI), selected Regions and States, the Myanmar
Agricultural Development Bank’s (MADB) financing, and donors.
The review focuses on allocative and implementation efficiencies of
public expenditures. |
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