The Economic Impact of Good Agricultural Practices in Mango Production on Myanmar Farmers

Presented by

Khin Thu Thu

Yangon Institute of Economics

Rationale of the Study Today , the challenges for development become sustainable

environment, food security, food safety and sustainable agriculture.

All these issues call for appropriate policies, regulations and implementation of the policy makers.

Agriculture is expected to assure food security now and in the future, is increasingly called upon to produce positive environmental, social and economic benefits.

Agriculture is a key contributor to meet these challenges and therefore, the paradigm is dramatically shifting for its primary producer or farmers to be harmony with new market demand for safety and quality food.

The farmers also become key role players for all challenges and participation of farmers is required for all development initiatives.

Basic Concept of Rationale

Sustainable environmental

issue

Sustainable Agriculture

Worker Safety Food Quality and Safety

To Adopt Suitable Agricultural Methods

Farmers need to change their traditional methods to suitable agricultural

methods

All developing countries which mainly depend on agriculture

sector to earn foreign exchanges, face with changing

international food markets and proliferation of standards and

cods.

With the expanding globalization trade, the market demand

for safe and quality food become increased.

To response the increased demand, each country tries to

participate in the global market and adopts suitable

agricultural methods to upgrade the quality and safety of food.

Agriculture producers also face with changing their traditional

methods to new methods.

( Whether they adopt the new methods or not)

Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) is formulated to designate

codes of agricultural production for safety and quality food.

GAPs rely on these principles:

a) Economically and efficiently produce sufficient, safe and

nutritious food;

b) Sustain and enhance natural resources;

c) Maintain viable farming enterprises and contribute to

sustainable livelihoods;

d) Upgrade the welfare of the workers.

Public and private stakeholders need to work together for

GAP implementation .

In Myanmar, agriculture sector has long been crucial and other

sectors of the economy is interrelated with agriculture sector

directly or indirectly.

Series of government designated agriculture as the main pillar of

the economy and also focused on agriculture sector to increase

foreign exchange earnings by exporting agro-products.

Myanmar government also lunched GAP to the farmers and

Myanmar GAP is based on ASEAN guideline GAP.

According to the current situation, GAP has not yet successfully

implemented all around the country, but some farmers and large

farm owners are now adopting GAP for fruits production,

especially in Mango.

This study will be emphasized to know the current conditions

and government measures on the development and promotion

of Good Agricultural Practices in Myanmar.

It will also focused on finding the constraints and benefits of

farmers who are adopting GAP.

Objectives of the Study

To know the government’s measures on the development and

promotion of Good Agricultural Practices in Myanmar

To identify the constraints in adopting GAP in Myanmar

To know whether GAP provides benefits to the farmer or not

Research Questions

Four research questions came out for this study-

How is the government promoting the development of Good

Agricultural Practices?

What are the constraints for adapting GAP in Myanmar?

What are the benefits of farmers who are adopting GAP?

Will GAP be developed in the Future?

Research Methodology

This study will be used both qualitative and quantitative

research methodologies based on both primary and

secondary data .

The secondary data will be collected from the respective

government offices and departments. Published data, and

statistics will also be used for secondary data collection.

For primary data collection, in-depth interviews and focused

group discussion will be made for both GAP adopting farmers

and GAP non-adopting farmers.

Literature Review

The Role of GAP in Development

World agriculture in the twenty-first century is faced with three

main challenges:

1) To improve food security, rural livelihoods and income;

2) to satisfy the increasing and diversified demands for safe food and

other products; and,

3) to conserve and protect natural resources.

These challenges have been articulated by the international

community through the World Food Summit Plan of Action and the

Millennium Development Goals with specific targets to be met by

2015. (FAO)

The Implementation of GAP in Developing Countries

( Countries’ examples)

The Concept of Economic Impact Economic impact analysis (EIA) examines the effect of a policy,

program, project, activity or event on the economy of a given area. Economic impact is usually measured in terms of changes in output

or value added and associated changes in jobs (employment) and income (wages).

Generally, the economic impact measurement is mainly based on the following areas:

(1) employment levels (jobs)(2) value added (or gross regional product)(3) aggregate wages and salaries(4) wealth (including property values)(5) business output (sales volume or spending).

Each of these measures reflects a particular dimension of improvement in the economic well-being of area residents,

Conceptual Framework of the StudyImplementation

Farmers application on GAP Output

 Capacity buildingQuality of extension serviceQuality of training materials Training follow up action What level of GAP contents includedEnvironmentFood SafetyProduce QualityWorker safety, Wealth fare and health Level of people participation

Application of GAP in Mango production

Economic gains by farmers in terms of net income, employment,

wealth (property)

Comparing with Farmers who are not adopting GAP in the

same indicators

Constraints and

OpportunitiesFindings and Suggestions

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