04656nam a2200265 a 450000500170000000800410001703500150005810000170007324500710009026000570016130000300021849000270024850001510027552034410042650200580386765000470392565000250397270000370399770000450403470000500407971000740412971000620420381000590426585600660432420260818212954.0140620s2013    th bd  |||    000 0 eng d  a.b121348310 aKhin May Kyi10aRole of local institutions for agricultural development in Myanmar  aPathum Thani :bAsian Institute of Technology,c2013  a89 leaves :bmaps, charts1 aThesis ;vno. RD-13-08  aA thesis  submitted in partial  fulfillment of the requirement s for the degree  of  Master  of Science in Regional and Rural Development Planning  aThe  research  deals  with  the  role  of  local  institutions  for  Agricultural  Development  in  Myanmar.  The  objective  o f  the  research  were t o  study  and  analyze  the  roles  and  responsibilities  of  local  institutions  working  for  agriculture  development ,  t o  assess  the  expectation  of  villagers  against  the  services  delivered  to  them  and  benefits  gained  by  the  people ,  t o  analyze  t he  strength  and  weakness  of  local  institutions and  t o  develop  a  framework and suggestion for guiding local institutions for agriculture development. The scope of the study was three villages of Kyaikmaraw T ownship, Mon State, Myanmar  where  local  institutio ns  are  operating  their  functions  for  agricultural development .  These  villages  are  Myan  Kone,  Chan  Kone  and  Oo  To  Chaung  villages.  In  Mya  Kone  village,  study  has  been  conducted to  examine  the  role s of  Agrochemical  company  outlet  on  agr icultural development. .  The  study  has  also  been  conducted  in  Chan  Kone  village  to  analyze the role s of  CDRT project on agricultural development. Additionally,  research has  been conducted  in  Oo  To  Chaung  village  to  examin e  the  roles  of  Myanma  Agricultural  Development   Bank.   A  standardized   questionnaire   was   used   to   collect   data   from  beneficiaries  of  local  institutions.  Moreover,  focus  group  discussions,  key  informant  interviews  and  field  observation  have  been  applied.  The  research  focused  on  both  qualitative and quantitative tec hniques. The main findings of this research show the role of CDRT project is more prominent than  other  local  institutions.  Services  provided  by  CDRT  project  can  help  farmers  more  effectively   because   they   acknowledge   local   participation   in   project   implement ation.  Although  Myanma  Agricultural  Development  Bank  and  Agrochemical  company  outlet  provided  their  services  directly  to  farmers,  CDRT  project  facilitated  villagers  to  form  Community Based Organization which are the basic foundation for sustainability. Aft er the  formation  of  Community  Based  Organization,  support  services  from  CDRT  project  were  provided through Community Based Organization. CDRT project also practice bottom up  implementation approach and project facilitated farmers to do need identification  since the  beginning of project intervention.Although  these  local  institutions  are  implementing  in  the  same  township  for  agricultural  development, each institution has its own implementation system. Coordination among the  local institutions to discuss abou t the agricultural development of farmers is unusual. As a  result, services provided by the local institutions were overlapped at the same village.  Certain  recommendations  were  made  to  enhance  the  role  of  local  institutions  to  improve  the  agricultural  dev elopment. Services  should  be  provided  based  on  the  needs  of  farmers  and  the  implementation  process  should  be  user  friendly.      Implementation  of  local  institution  should  be  done  by  forming  the  strong  community  based  organizations  for  transparency  and  sustain ability  arrangement.  Collaboration  and  cooperation  among  the  local  institutions  should  be  done  to  avoid  the  overlapping  of  services  and  to  implement  more effectively.  aThesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2013 0aAgricultural development projectszMyanmar 0aAgriculturezMyanmar1 aJayant K. Routray, eChairperson0 aSoparth Pongquan,eExamination Committee1 aMokbul Morshed Ahmad, eExamination committee2 aJoint Japan /  Wor ld Bank  Graduate Scholarship, eScholarship Donor2 aProgram (JJ/WBGSP)  - AIT Fellowship, eScholarship Donor2 aAsian Institute of Technology.tThesis ;vno. RD-13-08  3Full-Textuhttp://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B03771