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As Myanmar's politics change, rural farmers still looking for recovery of their own

July 23, 2013
Development & Education

Myanmar Myanmar's Delta used to be an agricultural powerhouse -- exporting more rice than any other country in the world. But five decades of mismanagement under a military government and 2008's Cyclone Nargis, which killed 150,000 and ravaged farms, left many residents struggling to get by.

As Myanmar's politics change, rural farmers still looking for recovery of their own

How Myanmar's Political Change Impacts its Rural Poor

July 22, 2013
Global Politics
How Myanmar's Political Change Impacts its Rural Poor

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