TECHNICAL COOPERATION PROGRAMME
AGRICULTURAL MARKET INFORMATION SERVICE
UNION OF MYANMAR
Consultancy Mission Report
prepared for
the Government of the Union of Myanmar
by
Jan Jansonius
FAO Consultant in
Agricultural Market Information Service
Planning and Development
(Lead Consultant)
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Bangkok, June 1999
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2.1 Description of agriculture
2.2 Market liberalization and government policy
2.3 Data availability
4. The marketing system and the proposed MIS
4.1 Policy environment
4.2 The domestic agricultural marketing system
4.3 Yangon markets
4.4 Foreign trade
4.4 Market information system
5.1 Contacts established
5.2 Visits of markets
5.3 Fieldtrips
5.4 Briefing of price collectors
5.5 Other activities
Annex 1: Work plan
Annex 2: Terms of reference for the study of the marketing system
Annex 3: Questionnaires
Rice farmer
Oilseeds/Pulses miller
Market questionnaire
Town wholesalerAnnex 4: Contract for implementation of the study
Annex 5: Schedule of commodities, markets, traders and farmers to be covered by the study