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Title: Small Scale Irrigation Adviser in Myanmar
Summary: "The Rakhine Winter Crops Project (RWCP) is an ambitious programme to facilitate crop diversification, increased production and improved agricultural water management for the dry season in order to...
Description: "The Rakhine Winter Crops Project (RWCP) is an ambitious programme to facilitate crop diversification, increased production and improved agricultural water management for the dry season in order to increase farmer incomes, employment and food security. RWCP operates in Thandwe, Taungup and Gwa Townships of Rakhine State, Myanmar. Key aspects of the 5-year NZ$11.5m programme include, among others: The provision of Good Agriculture Practice training and applied research for farmers to diversify into more productive and profitable winter crops; The implementation of a home garden program, particularly for landless farmers; Strengthening the institutional capacity of government extension workers and Community Development Groups. Sandwiched between the Bay of Bengal and the Rakhine Yoma mountain range, Rakhine State is one of Myanmar’s least developed areas. Communities there confront a number of serious challenges, including malnutrition, poverty, conflict, weak infrastructure and susceptibility to extreme weather events. The majority of Rakhine’s population are reliant on subsistence agriculture. More than half of the rural population are landless and dependent on casual labour for employment and income..."
Source/publisher: United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) via Adam Smith International
Date of entry/update: 2019-07-30
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