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"....CONCLUSIONS
Agricultural mechanization is already well advanced
in the village tracts surveyed, almost completely replacing
the use of draft cattle. Economic reforms and
the growth in the non-farm sector from 2011 have
stimulated an ongoing process of structural transformation,
in which labor is moving from agriculture
to the more productive urban industrial and service
sectors. Resultant rural labor shortages and increases
in real wage rates have been major drivers of mechanization
in agricultural sector, particularly from 2013
onwards. The declining real price of some types of
machinery has contributed to the acceleration of
this process. The increasing availability of financial
services following reforms post-2011 is also likely to
have accelerated the adoption of large-scale agricultural
machinery, particularly from 2013 onwards. The
rise of rental markets, especially for large-scale equipment
(combine harvesters and four-wheel tractors),
has further improved access to these machines for
farmers with small and large landholdings alike."
Source/publisher:
Michigan State University (MSU)-Food Security Policy Project Research Highlights Myanmar
Date of Publication:
2017-09-00
Date of entry:
2018-03-12
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English
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