A Symbol of land...Secure land rights and food security and nutrition...Perspectives of land issues in Myanmar...Two recent laws enacted in 2012...VFV LAW...Opportunities and Risks...Key Challenges...Access to land ?...Access to land? For whom? given by whom?...Responsible investment ?...Customary Land Tenure in Myanmar • 70% population in rural areas use land as a major productive asset • Majority of ethnic groups (over 20 millions of country population) use customary land tenure in Myanmar...Results of Study in 16 villages...Farmer?s Voice...Key to consideration...FAO Guidelines on Governance of Tenure...UN Principles on Business & Human Rights...Recommendations