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ZONED OUT: A comprehensive impact evaluation of Mekong economic development zone
Cambodia, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Darathtey Din, Ryn Jirenuwat, Aung Khant Kyaw, Chan Muyhong, Trang...
2021
This report presents a study that applies publicly available information to assess foreign-invested economic development zones (EDZs) across the Mekong region. Analysis of EDZ's...
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Mekong Women in Open Data
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mekong, Myanmar, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Mia Chung and Pyrou Chung
2020
Gender inequality underscores the lives of women all over the world. It is rooted in systems of governance and cultural norms that function to perpetuate this inequality. The sy...
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Special Economic Zones and Land Dispossession in The Mekong Region
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Pornpana Kuaycharoen, Luntharima Longcharoen, Phurinat Chotiwan,...
2020
Special economic zones (SEZs) have become a one-size-fit-all policy solution for governments eager to expand their industrial economy. Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet...
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Investment Opportunities in Yangon Region
Myanmar
Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations
Marlar Myo Nyunt
2018
The presentation on Investment Opportunities in Yangon Region by Dr. Marlar Myo Nyunt, the Deputy Director General at the Ministry of Planning and Finance, Myanmar.
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Women Migration and Women's Land Tenure Security in the greater Mekong sub-region
Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand
Case studies
Soimart Rungmanee, Souknida Sautouky, Maw Thoe Myar and Patcharin...
2021
This report considers the interlinkages between migration, gender, and land tenure. The study on which the report is based explored how migration affects women’s land tenure sec...
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Freedom to Farm: Agricultural Land Use, Crop Selection, Fallowing, and Recommended Changes to the Farmland Law to Strengthen Land Tenure Security
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
USAID
2017
The freedom to farm one’s land as one chooses, as manifested in basic choices about what crops to grow, what agricultural products to produce, and when to fallow fields, is an a...
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What Holds Vegetable Farmers Back?: Conflict, Governance and Market Assessment Making Vegetable Markets Work for Smallholders Program
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Mercy Corps, LIFT, Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund
2015
The Making Vegetable Markets Work (MVMW) Program, funded by the Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT), is a three-year initiative that aims to increase incomes for sma...
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1931 Burma Population Census
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Colonial Government of Burma
1933
Part I.—The Report. Introduction. Chapter I.—Distribution and Variation of the Population. II.—Towns and Villages. III.—Birth-place. IV—Age. V.—Sex. VI.—Civil Condition. ...
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Emerging Agribusiness Trends in Myanmar: An Overview (Full)
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Kevin Woods
2011
The agribusiness sector in Myanmar is predominately driven by influential Burmese companies with connections to military and government officials. Myanmar authorities have liber...
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Emerging Agribusiness Trends in Myanmar: An Overview (Condensed)
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Kevin Woods
2011
The agribusiness sector in Myanmar is predominately driven by influential Burmese companies with connections to military and government officials. Myanmar authorities have liber...
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Agribusiness Investments in Myanmar: Opportunities and Challenges for Poverty Reduction
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
The Center for Myanmar Studies, Kevin Woods
2013
The agribusiness sector in Myanmar is predominately driven by influential Burmese companies with connections to military and government officials. Myanmar authorities have liber...
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Formalising Land, Marginalising Women? Norms and Customary Practices Regarding Land Rights in Dawei
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
LCG, Trocaire
2018
In 2012, the Farmland Law introduced a process for registering land through Land Use Certificates. The change from a customary form of land governance to a system governed throu...
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Taking Stock: Tracking Trends in European Aid for Forests and Communities
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Hugh Speechly, FERN
2015
Forests and forest-dependent communities are under increasing pressure due to infrastructure projects and the growing demand for agricultural commodities. Although there is incr...
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Our Customary Lands: Community-Based Sustainable Natural Resource Management in Burma
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
ECDF
2016
In January 2016 the government adopted a National Land Use Policy, which included the recognition of customary land management practices. While this is a welcome fi rst step in ...
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Debt, Dispossession and Growing Inequality in Shan State: A Policy Discussion Brief on Maize Contract Farming
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
LCG, Kevin Woods, Tobias Jackson, Land Core Group
2016
This policy brief, building on research conducted by the Land Core Group (LCG) [3], describes the maize contract farming scheme being implemented by Chareoun Phokphand (hereafte...
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Myths and Risks of the EU-Myanmar Investment Protection Agreement
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Cecilia Olivet, TNI, Pietje Vervest, TNI
2017
As the signing of the EU-Myanmar Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) draws near, concerns over the secrecy surrounding the agreement’s negotiations and the risks it poses abou...
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Chinese Investments in Myanmar: A Scoping Study [DRAFT]
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Kui Peng, GEI, Christopher Dunn, Lin Ji, GEI, GEI
2016
The purpose of this scoping study conducted by the Global Environmental Institute (GEI) is to provide a better understanding of the presence and operations of Chinese companies ...
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Promoting Participatory Decision-making for Better Policy Design and Implementation for Sustainable Agriculture in Myanmars Dry Zone
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Thijs Wissink, UNESCAP
2017
The main challenges for agriculture in the Dry Zone of Myanmar are climate change, access to finance for farmers, labour availability, access to machinery, knowledge and inputs,...
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Myanmar Agriculture in 2011: Old Problems and New Challenges
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
David Dapice, ASH Centre, Harvard University, Thomas Vallely, ASH...
2011
Conducted as a follow-up to a research paper released in 2010, this study assesses how contextual changes in Myanmar's government and the South-East Asian region have impacted t...
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Study on Agricultural Investments: Briefing Paper
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Food Security Working Group, FSWG
2015
Agricultural investments are crucial to improve productivity and to raise the incomes and food security of farmers and others alike. Investments by smallholder farmers themselve...