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  • Distribution of Seamounts within Myanmar's Maritime Limits

    This shape file shows the distribution of Seamounts within Myanmar’s maritime limits. Seamounts are large submarine volcanic mountains rising at least 1,000 m above the...

  • Myanmar - Existing Grid Medium Voltage Line Data

    Data collected and digitized as input to the geospatial least-cost planning for universal electricity access by 2030 as part of the the project fundedby World Bank for Myanmar...

  • Investment Opportunities in Yangon Region

    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.

  • Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Rehabilitation Law 2018 (June 2018 Draft)

    This is the draft (June 2018) of Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Rehabilitation Law.

  • Freedom to Farm: Agricultural Land Use, Crop Selection, Fallowing, and Recommended Changes to the Farmland Law to Strengthen Land Tenure Security

    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...

  • What Holds Vegetable Farmers Back?: Conflict, Governance and Market Assessment Making Vegetable Markets Work for Smallholders Program

    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...

  • 1931 Burma Population Census

    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....

  • Emerging Agribusiness Trends in Myanmar: An Overview (Full)

    The agribusiness sector in Myanmar is predominately driven by influential Burmese companies with connections to military and government officials. Myanmar authorities have...

  • Emerging Agribusiness Trends in Myanmar: An Overview (Condensed)

    The agribusiness sector in Myanmar is predominately driven by influential Burmese companies with connections to military and government officials. Myanmar authorities have...

  • Agribusiness Investments in Myanmar: Opportunities and Challenges for Poverty Reduction

    The agribusiness sector in Myanmar is predominately driven by influential Burmese companies with connections to military and government officials. Myanmar authorities have...

  • Formalising Land, Marginalising Women? Norms and Customary Practices Regarding Land Rights in Dawei

    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...

  • Taking Stock: Tracking Trends in European Aid for Forests and Communities

    Forests and forest-dependent communities are under increasing pressure due to infrastructure projects and the growing demand for agricultural commodities. Although there is...

  • Our Customary Lands: Community-Based Sustainable Natural Resource Management in Burma

    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...

  • Debt, Dispossession and Growing Inequality in Shan State: A Policy Discussion Brief on Maize Contract Farming

    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...

  • Myths and Risks of the EU-Myanmar Investment Protection Agreement

    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...

  • Chinese Investments in Myanmar: A Scoping Study [DRAFT]

    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...

  • Promoting Participatory Decision-making for Better Policy Design and Implementation for Sustainable Agriculture in Myanmars Dry Zone

    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,...

  • Myanmar Agriculture in 2011: Old Problems and New Challenges

    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...

  • Study on Agricultural Investments: Briefing Paper

    Agricultural investments are crucial to improve productivity and to raise the incomes and food security of farmers and others alike. Investments by smallholder farmers...

  • Study on Agricultural Investments: Final Report

    Agricultural investments are crucial to improve productivity and to raise the incomes and food security of farmers and others alike. Investments by smallholder farmers...