This Myanmar Pulses Sector Development Strategy is a national wide sectoral policy document. The purpose of this Strategy is to determine a vision for Myanmar's pulses sector, and develop a medium-term (5 to 10 years) strategy for achieving this vision. The vision of this Strategy is set as: an inclusive, regionally and globally competitive, sustainable and adaptable pulses sector contributing to the socio-economic well-being of all members of the pulses supply chain and contributing to development of Myanmar's national economy. The Strategy seeks to enable more inclusive and efficient agricultural and food systems. Three strategic objectives are presented to realise the Myanmar pulses sector vision: 1. Foster a demand-driven, rather than supply-driven, pulses sector. This can be achieved by improving export market intelligence, developing a nationally-standardised set of quality requirements, developing a Myanmar pulses brand, setting up a standardised system for testing all pulses exports, encouraging industry leadership with clear vision, and encouraging industry funding to support development of the sector. 2. Increase productivity in the production and processing of pulses in Myanmar. This can be done by strengthening governance, lobbying government to secure land tenure, increasing funding for research and development of pulses, and increasing extension for good agricultural practices for pulses production. 3. Increase the value and reduce the risk of pulses production and processing in Myanmar. This can be done by considering options for linking small and medium-sized enterprises to the market, simplifying and clarifying policies relating to foreign direct investment and foreign currency flow, considering options for crop,increasing capacity in market forecasting, etc.
Myanmar · 2017-12-01