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dc.date.accessioned2020-01-06T10:02:44Z
dc.date.available2020-01-06T10:02:44Z
dc.date.issued2019-12-17
dc.identifierdoi:10.17170/kobra-20191212867
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/11409
dc.descriptionGedruckte Ausg. im Verlag Kassel Univ. Press (www.upress.uni-kassel.de) erschienen.ger
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.rightsUrheberrechtlich geschützt
dc.rights.urihttps://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/
dc.subjectBurmaeng
dc.subjectcommercialeng
dc.subjectmarket participationeng
dc.subjectrural crediteng
dc.subjectrural developmenteng
dc.subjectlivelihoodseng
dc.subjectfarmingeng
dc.subject.ddc630
dc.titleConstraints to commercialisation of smallholder agriculture in Tanintharyi division, Myanmareng
dc.typeAufsatz
dcterms.abstractMyanmar is a country in rapid economic and political transition, with opportunities emerging for its smallholders to benefit from current economic growth. However many smallholders are trapped in semi-subsistence agriculture, disconnected from markets. Commercialisation can increase farm incomes, and - through the multiplier effect - lead to wider pro-poor growth in the rural economy. However, there are many constraints to commercialisation that prevent this process from occurring. While literature on constraints confronting smallholders abounds internationally, there is a paucity of literature on the challenges confronting smallholders in Myanmar. This study investigates constraints to commercial farming in the townships (districts) of Myeik and Palaw in Myanmar’s Tanintharyi Division. A representative two-stage sample of 259 rural households was drawn from these townships, and data relating to livelihoods and agricultural enterprises were gathered using a structured questionnaire. The most important determinants of commercialisation identified using Heckman regression were the household’s land endowment, liquidity, land quality, and productive assets. Access to affordable financial services could boost household liquidity and investment in farm inputs, assets and improvements to land, so alleviating the most important constraints to commercial farming.eng
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
dcterms.creatorSnoxell, Shaun
dcterms.creatorLyne, Michael
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dcterms.source.identifierISSN 2363-6033
dcterms.source.issueNo. 2
dcterms.source.journalJournal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics (JARTS)eng
dcterms.source.pageinfo219-227
dcterms.source.volumeVol. 120


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