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Searching for a delicacy in a vanishing jungle
In northern Burma, increasing demand for bamboo shoots is adding to the rate of deforestation.
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Bamboo could be Burma’s next big export
Burma’s vast bamboo forests have great potential to produce a sustainable crop that could be sold worldwide, according to a group of environmentalists.
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Food crisis reported in two states
May 5, 2009 (DVB), A United Nations body has begun to establish aid programmes for villages in Burma's Chin state to tackle the ongoing famine there, whilst a human rights[…]
Food shortages force Chin locals to sell opium
Mar 20, 2009 (DVB), Chin state locals who suffered food shortages last year due to mass flowering of bamboo have been forced to grow and sell opium to generate income,[…]
Heavy tax burden adds to Chin food crisis
Feb 27, 2008 (DVB), The Chin National Front has criticised the excessive taxes levied by the Burmese government on ethnic Chin people who are already facing severe food shortages. The[…]
