Key constraints in connecting global value chains • Focus on improving production systems (area expansion rather than productivity) drove agrarian reforms in the past.• Concerns over food security and nostalgic role of "rice bowl of Asia" hindered diversification and poverty focus.• Government intervened trade in favor of big bus,inesses while paying less attention to input market for small holders.• Myanmar enjoys strategic location and late-comer's advantage; however, it lacks capacity to manage these potentials.

Priority Areas of Concerns II What can be done II Existing programs and new initiatives

Fooo SECURITY PROGRAM Poucv COORDINATION

aligning agriculture policies toward export strategies

- ensuring inclusive growthand poverty reduction

INSTITUTION BUILDING

R&D, Universities

quality infrastructure

- transport and logistics

GOVERNANCE

- policy coordination andlocal governments

public private dialogue

DEVELOPMENT

COOPERATION

- access to market- aid management

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2

> Evidence-based researchsupportive of participatorypolicy-making processes and

linking research to policy

> Result-oriented knowledgesharing for capacity building,training and technical assistance

along with publk investments

A

B

> Delivery assistance for public

3 institutions and local governance Cthrough problem-solving PPD

> People-oriented public4 advocacy toward new

partnership in aid-for-trade

cooperation

D

Food security and rural development - Agriculture value chains

Public private dialogue and partnership- Microfinance

PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT

- Public private partnership- Business forum and deliberations- Ease of doing business and improving

investment climate

LOCAL GOVERNANCE BUILDING

- Decentralization- Public administrative reforms- Public service delivery

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

- EU Everything but arms GSP- Recertifying US GSP

Extending aid for trade

Connecting Global Value Chains

Institutional and Regulatory Assessment

of Ille Extractive

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