Abstract
This study highlights the poverty in the rural area of Ahmar, Ayeyarwady Region, the underlying reasons causing poverty, the consequences of poverty and the means to reduce poverty in the area. In Ahmar Sub-township, poverty is directly related to the economy of the area. Rural economic activities such as agriculture, fishing and making thatch play important roles in the economy. Most people are poor; they earn only about US$ 1 per day. In agriculture, monocropping is mainly practised due to the saline soils in this area. Agriculture is not very successful because saltwater intrudes into the paddy fields at the end of each rainy season. Some local people own areas of Nippa land that produces leaves twice a year. Some are fishermen who catch fish along the streams. They have permission to fish in the streams from the persons who got a licence for fishing from the government. Migration, labour shortage, high dropout rate from school, early marriage, high fertility, low life expectancy and poor access to healthcare are found as consequences of poverty. The objectives of this chapter are to examine the rural economic activities that cause poverty in this rural area, to understand the present socio-economic conditions of the people who live in the area and to explore the consequences of poverty and the means to reduce the poverty in the area. To present this chapter, primary data were collected. The participatory rural appraisal approach was applied to obtain the primary data and to get a thorough understanding of the rural economy and poverty in the area.
Keywords
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsBibliography
Aluko, O., 2012, Impact of poverty on housing conditions in Nigeria: A case study of Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State, Journal of African Studies and Development Vol. 4(3), pp. 81–89, April 2012, from (http://www.academicjournals.org/JASD).
Cobbinah, P.B., Black, R. & Thwaites, R., 2013, Dynamics of Poverty in Developing Countries: Review of Poverty Reduction Approaches, Journal of Sustainable Development; Vol. 6, No. 9. pp. 25–35.
Deguara, A., 2008, The faces of the poor: A sociological review of poverty in contemporary Europe and Malta, From www.um.edu.mt/edrc/books/CD_CSP4/pdf/adeguara.pdf.
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), 2016, London International Model United Nations. 17th Session, from (http://www.limun.org.uk/.../2016_ECOSOC_Guide.p...).
Gouda, M.S., Sekher, T.V., 2014, Factors Leading to School Dropouts in India: An Analysis of National Family Health Survey-3 Data, IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education Volume 4, Issue 6 Ver. III (Nov–Dec. 2014), PP 75–83 (www. iosrjournals.org www.iosrjournals.org).
Knowles, J. C., 2000, A look at poverty in the developing countries of Asia, East-West Center Asia-Pacific Population and Policy, No. 52, January, pp.1–4.
Lehning, A. J., Vu, C. M., & Pintak, I., 2006, Theories of poverty: Findings from textbooks on human behaviour and the social environment, In Understanding poverty from multiple social science perspectives Bay Area Social Services Consortium, School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley.
Mendola, M., 2006, Rural out-migration and economic development at Origin: What do we know?, University of Milano-Bicocca and Centro Studi L. d’Agliano.,Sussex Migration Working Paper No 40.
Todaro, P.M., Smith, S.C., 2006, Economic Development, 9th Ed., Washington D.C.: Pearson Education, Harlow.
Than Htike Oo and Myo Myo, 2009, ‘Experts push for assistance to paddy farmers,’ Myanmar Times, Volume 23, No. 457.
UNDP, 2014, Sustaining Human Progress: Reducing Vulnerability and Building Resilience, Human Development Report, United Nations Development Programme, New York.
World Bank, 2014, Myanmar: Ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity in a time of transition, Report 93050, World Bank.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2019 The Author(s)
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Myint Thida, Nwe Yin Min, Khin Myat Myat Mon, Nyi Nyi Aung (2019). Rural Economy and Poverty in the Myanmar Delta: A Case Study of Ahmar Sub-township, Ayeyarwady Region. In: James, H. (eds) Population, Development, and the Environment. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2101-6_24
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2101-6_24
Published:
Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore
Print ISBN: 978-981-13-2100-9
Online ISBN: 978-981-13-2101-6
eBook Packages: Political Science and International StudiesPolitical Science and International Studies (R0)