Lin Htet

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

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.

How Myanmar’s Political Change Impacts its Rural Poor

Global Politics
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