Major investments in agri-businesses this year look set to help Oman improve food security and develop an export capacity in processed foods from its new hub in the northern port city of Sohar. The expansion will also produce spin-off benefits for the freight and packaging sectors.
Economic update | Oman adds links to food chain
Articles & Analysis | Re-establishing Myanmar as a major regional rice producer from The Report: Myanmar 2015
Between the 1950s and 1960s, Myanmar was the largest rice exporter in the world. Today, it places behind world leaders Thailand and Vietnam. Even in rice production levels, fellow ASEAN nations such as Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines are yielding more than Myanmar. However, the potential is high for the land- and water-rich Myanmar to become a major...
Interviews & Viewpoints | U Win Tun, Minister of Environmental Conservation and Forestry: Interview from The Report: Myanmar 2015
What investment opportunities exist in wood-based industries? What steps can Myanmar take to encourage further investment in timber processing?
Interviews & Viewpoints | U Chit Khine, Chairman, Myanmar Rice Federation: Interview from The Report: Myanmar 2015
Recent reforms have put Myanmar back on the international investor map. What potential does it have to reclaim its title as the “rice bowl of Asia”?
Articles & Analysis | Necessary reforms are under discussion to move the sector forward from The Report: Myanmar 2015
An estimated 45% of Myanmar’s GDP is provided by the country’s agricultural sector, which also employs about 70% of the domestic labour force. With Myanmar’s economy expected to grow 8.5% in 2014/15, according to the World Bank, the government hopes that reforms in the agriculture sector will contribute to higher incomes and job creation. However, despite various reforms...
Chapter | Agriculture & Forestry from The Report: Myanmar 2015
An estimated 45% of Myanmar’s GDP is provided by the agricultural sector, which also employs 70% of the domestic labour force. Myanmar is well known for its rice and teak production, and is also a leading provider of rubber, oil seed, cotton, corn, chillies and pulses. A number of structural obstacles, including land rights, outdated techniques, inadequate infrastructure and low financing,...