Economy of Shan State
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This document provides a basic introduction to Shan State inculding information about population; inhabitants; religion and languages; formation of districts, townships, villages and wards; sown acreage and crops produce; significant products; geographical, historic and interesting places; cultural and social festivals; Raido/TV relay stations and microwave stations.
Source/publisher:
MODiNS.NET
Date of entry/update:
2005-06-04
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Websites/Multiple Documents
Category:
Economy of Shan State
Language:
English
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"Myanmar held an investment forum in Taunggyi, northern Shan state Tuesday to promote investment in tourism and agriculture in the state, according to the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations Wednesday.
The event was organized by the ministry, Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) and Shan State Investment Committee. A total of 92 foreign investors joined the forum.
Myanmar Minister of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations and Chairman of the MIC U Thaung Tun highlighted at the forum that Myanmar, as an agro-based country, considered agriculture sector to be important to achieve sustainable development, stressing that agriculture growth was critical for inclusive development and for food security.
He called for raising agricultural productivity to ensure national growth, believing that the forum would enable many agro-businesses to thrive an flourish in Shan state..."
Source/publisher:
"Xinhua" (China)
Date of publication:
2019-11-27
Date of entry/update:
2019-11-27
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Burma/Myanmar's relationship with the Global Economy, Economy of Shan State, Sustainable/ethical/responsible tourism (Burma/Myanmar), Society and Culture, global - general studies
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Daniel Bennett, managing director and co-founder of Shan Orchard Myanmar, reckons Myanmar is the perfect place for the company to reach its goal of growing up to 100 acres of premium Hass avocados for export.
Description:
"“We are interested in southern Shan, where our orchard is, because of its unique subtropical/temperate climate, which is ideal for crops ranging from mangoes to wheat, potatoes to rice, as well as Hass avocados. You can grow a wide range of produce that you cannot grow in other Southeast Asian countries like Indonesia and the Philippines, which are generally too hot and very wet,” Bennett said.
“The other reason I came to Shan State was because the Shan Plateau has an abundance of flat land that is conducive cost-wise to our goal of producing Hass avocados and related products like edible oils and guacamole for export,” he said.
Shan Orchard Myanmar was established in 2017 by New Zealander Bennett, who has 15 years of experience in early-stage agricultural firms and large established plantations across Asia, and local entrepreneurs Nathan Naing Win and Thel Suu Thinzar Bo. It is a wholly owned registered company specialising in producing Hass avocado oil for export.
The oil, which is cold pressed and extra virgin, is generally used in the high-end food industry as a salad dressing, and is a beautiful green-gold colour..."
Source/publisher:
"Myanmar Times"
Date of publication:
2019-09-16
Date of entry/update:
2019-09-16
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Individual Documents
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"The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Royal Project Foundation of Thailand (RPF) have signed an agreement to consolidate and strengthen technical cooperation in the area of alternative development for opium farmers in Shan State.
The cooperation with the RPF will contribute to the UNODC Country Programme, which supports the development of sustainable livelihood alternatives for opium growing communities in 60 villages in southern Shan State by introducing high-yield cash crops such as coffee, tea, avocado, and high value vegetables. The programme currently covers a total of 800 hectares and involves close to 1100 beneficiary farmers constituting 21% of households in the area. Plans call for programme coverage and the number of beneficiary farmers to grow year by year. According to the UNODC 2015 Southeast Asia Opium Survey, the total area of opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar was 55,500 hectares with 90% of production concentrated in Shan State, and of that 50% in southern Shan State. The survey found that opium poppy is mainly cultivated for economic reasons to maintain livelihoods and cover family expenses..."
Source/publisher:
UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime)
Date of publication:
2016-12-16
Date of entry/update:
2019-06-25
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
UNODC Burma/Myanmar, Drugs: regional and global, Roots and Resources - global and regional experience and analysis, Thailand-Burma relations, Economy of Shan State
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English
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Description:
Abstract: "Socio‐economic
situation
means
an
individual?s
or
a
group?s
position
within
a
hierarchical
social
structure.
Socio-economic
status
depends
on
a
combination
of
variables,
including
occupation,
education,
income,
wealth,
and
place
of
residence.
While
sociologists
often
use
socio-economic
status
as
a
means
of
predicting
behavior,
geographers
used
to
focus
on
that
position
with
the
relations
to
or
reference
of
a
place
or
space
or
a
region.
Therefore,
in
this
paper,
the
variables
of
the
social
and
economic
status
of
a
small
village
will
be
examined
at
an
individual
level
with
the
respects
of
location,
physical
phenomena,
human
resource,
land
use
pattern
and
the
environmental
perception
of
the
rural
dwellers
from
Sinlan
Village.
This
village
is
located
about
1km
northwest
of
Pyin
Oo
Lwin
town.
It
lies
at
an
elevation
of
about
1,160
meters
above
sea
level
so
that
it
receives
temperate
climate.
As
consequence,
the
main
economy
and
living
style
of
the
village
is
quite
different
to
that
of
the
others.
Random
sampling
method
was
used
to
define
the
number
of
households
to
be
visited
and
interviewing
and
field
observation
methods
are
also
applied
to
collect
the
necessary
data
by
the
teachers
and
PhD
preliminary
students
from
Geography
Department,
Mandalay
University.
The
field
survey
was
made
in
February,2015.".....Paper delivered at the International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: University Academic Service Centre (UNISERV), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 24-26 July 2015.
Nyo Nyo, Soe Sandar San
Source/publisher:
International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: University Academic Service Centre (UNISERV), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 24-26 July 2015
Date of publication:
2015-09-04
Date of entry/update:
2015-09-04
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Mandalay Division, Economy of Shan State, Social studies of Burma, Cities, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
Language:
English
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pdf
Size:
1.43 MB
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Description:
This article on Shan State was originally printed in the New Light of Myanmar on February 7th, 2005, as part of a series leading up to and immediately following the celebration of Union Day on the 12th of February. The original text along with accompanying pictures and tables can also be
found in the archive of the print edition of NLM in the On-line Burma Library at http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs2/NLM2005-02-07.pdf
An article summing up recent developments in the whole country with accompanying statistical tables was published in NLM on Union Day, 2005, and is available at http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs2/NLM2005-02-12.pdf.
Thiha Aung
Source/publisher:
SPDC (News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar)
Date of publication:
2005-02-07
Date of entry/update:
2005-08-08
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Economy of Shan State
Language:
English
Format :
pdf pdf
Size:
1.82 MB 1.84 MB
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