June Khaing Wint Tun <br/><br/>
Analyzing the opportunities and barriers of circular economy in the rice milling industry of Myanmar 

 - Pathum Thani, Thailand :  Asian Institute of Technology,  2017 
 - 71 p. :  ill.  +  1 online resource 
 - Thesis ;  no. EV-17-03 .
 - Asian Institute of Technology.  Thesis ;  no. EV-17-03 .
<br/><br/> A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Environmental Engineering and Management 
<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2017 
<br/><br/> Owing  to  the  low  quality  of  rice  supply  chain  in  Myanmar  caused  by  low  level  of awareness  at  the  rice  mills  in  environmental  issue,  cleaner  production  practice,  quality control,  standardization  and  certification, this  research  intended  to  assess the current situation  of  policy, economy, social, technology, opportunities, and  barriers  for circular economy (CE)  in  Myanmar  including  a  case  study  of  Eco-Industrial  Network (EIN)  for rice mills by using gap analysis, cost and benefit analysis, and material flow analysis. The findings  showed  weak  policy  preparedness,  high  cost  of  production  and  low  level  of benefit, low  social  security  for  workers and  high  demand  of  advanced  technology.  The opportunity  and  barrier  of  Circular Economy were  the  awareness  training  for  Circular Economy initiated by INGOs in collaboration with the government and low technology at the  rice  mills.  These  findings  disclosed  that  it  is  still  quite  challenging  to  implement Circular Economy in the area of rice mill industry in Myanmar. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>rice milling--Myanmar