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Marketing and Profitability of crops in Pyawt Ywar Pump Irrigation Project

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Title Marketing and Profitability of crops in
Pyawt Ywar Pump Irrigation Project
 
Creator Kumara Charyulu, D
Thu, M
Oo, M
 
Subject Agricultural Marketing
Irrigation
Asia
 
Description Rehabilitation of Pyawt Ywar scheme presents an exceptional opportunity to simultaneously
redesign or upgrade the infrastructure, improve the irrigation operations and maintenance
regime, establish economically viable cropping and management systems, and introduce
innovative irrigation approaches that will support new forms of crop production. Livelihoods and
Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT) of Myanmar has provided necessary financial support for
undertaking this rehabilitation activity to International Water Management Institute and other
project stakeholders (ICRISAT, WHH and National Engineering and Planning Services). The
present study was undertaken as a part of achieving project output 3: improved market
opportunities in the PYPIP area. Assessing the extent of marketable surplus among different
crops, mapping of major marketing channels and estimating the price spread, identification of
key issues in marketing and potential value-addition opportunities etc. were the major objectives
of the current study. Overall, the agricultural marketing system in the country is in primitive
stage. Role of local trader or middle men is inevitable in marketing of any commodity. The extent
of awareness about commodity prices is very poor among producers because of lack of access to
information. Often farmers’ face distress sales due to financial needs and absence of public
storage facilities. The extent of marketable surplus among study crops is very high (>80%) and
they are highly dependent on markets for their disposal. The commodity-wise standards,
processing and value addition etc. were almost absent across commodities. Relatively, the
marketing efficiency is high for dry grains when compared with fruits and vegetables.
Strengthening of public/private storage facilities and providing pledge loan facilities is the need
of the hour to protect the interest of the farmers. Promotion of grain processing and value
addition opportunities through involvement of farmer collectives or commodity groups will
enhance price realization and incomes of farmers. Finally, Government of Myanmar should focus
more on creating price awareness, commodity research and price advocacy to farmers.
 
Publisher ICRISAT
 
Date 2018-12
 
Type Monograph
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/11051/1/PYPIP-MKT-Report-Print.pdf
Kumara Charyulu, D and Thu, M and Oo, M (2018) Marketing and Profitability of crops in Pyawt Ywar Pump Irrigation Project. Technical Report. ICRISAT, Patancheru, Hyderabad.