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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Rural Transformation in the Dry Zone: How Much and for Whom?

Published on October 29, 2018
Ben Belton, Mateusz Filipski. "Rural Transformation in the Dry Zone: How Much and for Whom?" Summit Park View Hotel, Yangon. October 29, 2018.
The “Quiet Revolution” in Aquaculture Value Chains

Published on October 22, 2018
Ben Belton, World Small-Scale Fisheries Congress, Chiang Mai, Thailand, October 22, 2018
Resilience through Risk Management: Cooperative Insurance in Small-holder Aquaculture Systems

Published on September 27, 2018
James R. Watson, Fredrik Armerin, Dane H.Klinger, Ben Belton, 2018. Heliyon
Emerging Trends in Aquaculture Value Chain Research

Published on September 5, 2018
Simon R. Busha, Ben Belton, David C. Little, Md Saidul Islam, 2018. Emerging Trends in Aquaculture Value Chain Research, Aquaculture 498 (2019) 428–434
Economic and Social Dimensions of Aquaculture Growth: Implications for Sustainability

Published on August 28, 2018
Ben Belton, World Aquaculture Society, Montpellier, France, August 28, 2018