Agriculture dominates the economy of Myanmar. While estimates vary, the sector contributes 43% to GDP and employs 70% of the working population, according to the World Bank. With rich soil and a diverse climate, the country has suitable agricultural conditions, with fertile lowlands in the Irrawaddy basin, rainforests, the so-called “Dry Zone”,...
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Myanmar can learn a lot from pulses. In fact, output has grown exceptionally fast over the past two decades. This is mostly as a result of fewer strict state controls, and farmers being allowed to plant, harvest and sell them freely. In many ways, the history of pulses, in particular beans, goes a long way to showing that heavy-handed...
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