Farmers coerced to grow jatropha by Burma’s former military junta are now suffering enormous losses after the new government abandoned the project with no apparent exit strategy.
Tag: crops
Bago farmers forced to grow sunflowers
Dec 16, 2008 (DVB), Authorities in Bago division’s Nyaunglebin district have been forcing farmers to grow sunflowers and threatening to confiscate lands of those who refuse to comply, according to…
Local authorities skim money off farm subsidies
May 28, 2008 (DVB), Farmers in Zee Gone township, Bago division, have been forced to give almost one fifth of their state agricultural loans to local authorities, a local farmer…
Bean farmers hit by poor harvest and low prices
Mar 18, 2008 (DVB), Bean farmers in Tharawaddy township in Bago division have suffered losses due to low bean prices and a poor harvest caused by unseasonal rains. A local…