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报告题目：Agricultural transformation - or not - in a fragile state: The case of Myanmar

报  告 人：Bart Minten 高级研究员 （IFPRI国际食物政策研究所）

主  持 人：黄季焜 教授

报告时间：2025年4月11日 星期五 15:30-17:00

报告地点：北京大学王克桢楼107会议室

报告人简介

Bart Minten, a Belgian citizen, is a Senior Research Fellow in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. Since 2020, he is the Program Leader of the Myanmar Strategy Support Program, focusing on research, capacity building, and outreach and communication of research related to food and agricultural issues in Myanmar. Previously, he worked in Addis Ababa as the Program Leader of the Ethiopia Strategy Support Program and in the New Delhi Office, where his work focused on agricultural value chains in South Asia. Prior to joining IFPRI, he was a Senior Research Associate for the Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program in Madagascar. He also has held the position of Assistant Professor at the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Economics, KU Leuven, as well as teaching positions at Cornell University and the University of Antananarivo, Madagascar. Bart received his PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics from Cornell University and his bio-engineering degree from KU Leuven. He is an editor of 7 books and published more than 100 articles in internationally peer-reviewed publications. His work has mostly focused on agricultural value chains and food system transformation in developing countries.

报告内容

Myanmar has endured multiple crises, including COVID-19, global price instability, the 2021 coup, and widespread conflict, that have disrupted and even reversed a decade of economic development. Despite these challenges, the agri-food system has demonstrated resilience during the crisis period, with no large reductions in the export and production of major crops, even in the most conflict-affected areas. This resilience can be partly attributed to favorable international market developments. These international trends have helped offset the disincentives created by macro-economic developments and the conflict, contributing to a more profitable environment for farmers in these settings. However, these price developments have had a severe impact on consumers, as retail rice prices in Myanmar have more than tripled since the onset of the recent conflict, while incomes have not kept pace with this rise, leading to significant economic hardship.