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Analysis of the Operational Constraints of the Rice Value Chain in Ayeyarwaddy Region, Myanmar

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  • Thuzar Linn

    (Ghent University)

  • Broos Maenhout

    (Ghent University, Belgium)

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The rice industry is the most important agriculture subsector in Myanmar. However, far lower profits are gained from producing rice in Myanmar compared with those gained in other rice-producing ASEAN countries. This paper analyzes the operational constraints experienced by the different actors in the rice value chain in Myanmar. Both primary and secondary data on the rice value chain in Ayeyarwaddy Region, the main rice-growing area in Myanmar, were collected. The actors in the region suffer from constraints in material input, production, financial, distributional, and institutional. This study examines the actors’ profitability, together with their sociodemographic and operational characteristics, to provide proper policy guidelines to address constraints. The analysis revealed that the value chain in the study area is structurally inefficient, characterized by a large number of actors who face numerous constraints. Diverse policy recommendations are then put forward to improve the rice value chain in the Ayeyarwaddy Region. Stakeholders need to implement projects that would increase the quantity and quality of rice produced, ranging from input quality control to more efficient extension services. Credit and sufficient working capital should also be provided to make infrastructure investments possible at each stage of the value chain in order to improve production and profitability

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  • Thuzar Linn & Broos Maenhout, 2019. "Analysis of the Operational Constraints of the Rice Value Chain in Ayeyarwaddy Region, Myanmar," Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), vol. 16(1), pages 53-76, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sag:seajad:v:16:y:2019:i:1:p:53-76
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    1. Thuzar Linn & Broos Maenhout, 2019. "The impact of environmental uncertainty on the performance of the rice supply chain in the Ayeyarwaddy Region, Myanmar," Agricultural and Food Economics, Springer;Italian Society of Agricultural Economics (SIDEA), vol. 7(1), pages 1-29, December.
    2. Mamoru Watanabe & Yutaka Sumita & Issaku Azechi & Kengo Ito & Keigo Noda, 2021. "The Value Chain of Locally Grown Japonica Rice in Mwea, Kenya," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 11(10), pages 1-18, October.
    3. Abdulai Adams & Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah & Kehinde Damilola Ilesanmi & Hajei Douri Bennin, 2019. "Analysis of parboiled rice processing in northern region of Ghana: determinants, constraints and opportunities," Asian Journal of Agriculture and rural Development, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 9(2), pages 284-297, December.
    4. Adams, Abdulai & Jumpah, Emmanuel Tetteh & Ilesanmi, Kehinde Damilola & Bennin, Hajei Douri, 2019. "Analysis of Parboiled Rice Processing in Northern Region of Ghana: Determinants, Constraints and Opportunities," Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, Asian Economic and Social Society (AESS), vol. 9(02), January.
    5. Pandey, Adya & Bolia, Nomesh B., 2023. "Millet value chain revolution for sustainability: A proposal for India," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 87(PB).

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    Keywords

    constraint analysis; value chain; rice; Myanmar; Ayeyarwaddy region;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q10 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - General
    • Q12 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets
    • L11 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms

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