Working Paper 9: Rural Finance

Working Paper 9: Rural Finance

Formulation and Operationalization of National Action Plan for Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development through Agriculture (NAPA)

Year of publication 2016

Pages 42 p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

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Synopsis (short abstract) The Government of Myanmar has articulated a National Strategy on Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development (NSPARD) and requested the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to formulate a National Action Plan for Agriculture (NAPA), the agricultural component of the NSPARD. The Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT) operated by UNOPS provided financial support to NAPA. This study of the rural financial service sector in Myanmar presents findings of the preliminary sector diagnosis and identification of priority areas for investigation and analysis with an emphasis on those aspects most relevant to smallholders and poorer rural households.

Language English

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