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After years of international isolation, Myanmar is liberalizing its economy and seeking to attract foreign investment. But while foreign investment can play an important role in...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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...

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...

This report examines hydropower development in Myanmar to explore a fundamental challenge: how can governments make informed decisions about infrastructure development that will...

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...

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 ...

The report is about campitalising on rice export opportunities in Myanmar. The report highlights that improving agricultural productivity and promoting exports are top prioritie...