Myanmar

The capital and main city is Yangon.
The official language is Burmese
Area: 261,228 sq mi (approx. 3x the size of the State of Michigan)
Population approx. 52 million in 2014
Climate: Myanmar lies in the monsoon region of Asia, with its coastal regions receiving over 5,000 mm (196.9 in) of rain annually

Fun Fact: Myanmar has the largest book in the world. The book is situated in Kuthodaw pagoda in Mandalay. It has 1460 pages and 730 leaves. Each page is 107cm (3.51 ft) wide, 13cm (5.1 in) thick and 153cm (5.02 ft) tall!

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Accelerating the Growth and Development of the Vegetable Sector in Myanmar: Principles for Success

Published on March 2, 2016
Duncan Boughton, Second National Vegetable Sector Round Table, Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 3, 2016
Observations on the VSAT Draft White Paper

Published on March 2, 2016
Duncan Boughton, MSU, “Accelerating the Growth and Development of the Vegetable Sector in Myanmar," March 3, 2016
Briefing Note for Agriculture & Rural Development Sector Working Gp Agricultural Public Expenditures

Published on February 16, 2016
FSP Team, Myanmar, February 16, 2016
Transformation of the Rural Economy in Myanmar: Essential Role of Agricultural Public Expenditure

Published on February 16, 2016
Duncan Boughton, Agriculture and Rural Development Sector Working Group, Yangon, Myanmar, February 16, 2016
A Quiet Revolution Emerging in the Fish-farming Value Chain in Myanmar

Published on January 28, 2016
Ben Belton, Aung Hein, Kyan Htoo, L. Seng Kham, Ulrike Nischan, Thomas Reardon, Duncan Boughton, Launch and workshop for the Aquaculture in transition: Value chain transformation, fish and food security in Myanmar, Yangon, Myanmar, January 28, 2016