Description:
The Irrawaddy delta once made Burma the largest rice exporter in the world. After Cyclone Nargis, some experts warn Burma will need international food aid to survive...
"?REGIME-friendly companies are starting to scramble for a slice of the Irrawaddy delta rebuilding pie in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, as hundreds of thousands of survivors still face a daily struggle for a simple bowl of rice.
The people living in the one-time ?rice bowl? of Asia could suffer the same fate as post-Khmer Rouge Cambodia, living on international food handouts, some experts warn..."
Source/publisher:
"The Irrawaddy" Vol. 16, No. 6
Date of Publication:
2008-06-00
Date of entry:
2008-07-23
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- Individual Documents
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Language:
English