Aquaculture in Transition: Value Chain Transformation, Fish and Food Security in Myanmar
December 2, 2015 - Ben Belton , Aung Hein, Kyan Htoo, L. Seng Kham, Ulrike Nischan, Thomas Reardon , Duncan Boughton
IDWP 140. Ben Belton, Aung Hein, Kyan Htoo, L. Seng Kham, Ulrike Nischan, Thomas Reardon, Duncan Boughton. 2015. Aquaculture in Transition: Value Chain Transformation, Fish and Food Security in Myanmar
INTRODUCTION:
Fish farming (aquaculture) is important to Myanmar’s food security and is developing and
transforming quickly. This study presents findings from a new field survey of the farmed
fish value chain that is more detailed and broader than any previous study conducted in
Myanmar. Many of our findings are at odds with what we perceive as conventional wisdom
about fish farming in Myanmar. The findings have important policy implications to unlock
the sector’s full growth potential and food security contributions