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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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
The Essential Role of Agriculture in Myanmar’s Economic Transition

Published on January 20, 2016
Duncan Boughton, Aung Hein and Ben Belton, Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development, Nay Pyi Taw, January 20, 2016
The Essential Role of Agriculture in Myanmar’s Economic Transition (Burmese version)

Published on January 20, 2016
Duncan Boughton, Aung Hein and Ben Belton, Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development, Nay Pyi Taw, January 20, 2016
AUDIO: Prospects for Agricultural Value Chains in Myanmar

Published on January 1, 2016
Thomas Reardon, Prospects for Agricultural Value Chains in Myanmar
Aquaculture in transition: value chain transformation, fish and food security in Myanmar

Published on December 12, 2015
Belton, B., Hein, A., Htoo, K., Kham, L. S., Nischan, U., Reardon, T., & Boughton, D. (2015). Aquaculture in transition: value chain transformation, fish and food security in Myanmar (No. 1879-2017-1653).