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Library Land Tenure: A foundation for food security in Myanmar’s uplands (Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ )

Land Tenure: A foundation for food security in Myanmar’s uplands (Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ )

Land Tenure: A foundation for food security in Myanmar’s uplands (Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ )

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Date of publication
November 2010
Resource Language
ISBN / Resource ID
OBL:60822

Access to land for smallholder farmers is a critical foundation for food security in Myanmar's uplands. Land tenure guarantees seem to be eroding and access to land becoming more difficult in some upland areas. If this trend continues it may have negative impacts for food security and undermine environmental and economic sustainability. This briefing paper explores the relationship between land tenure and food security, as well as key institutional and other factors that influence land access and tenure for smallholder farmers in the uplands today...

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