03559nas a2200253 a 450000500170000000800410001703500150005810000160007324500830008926000570017230000190022949000270024850001820027550200580045752023610051565000250287670000440290170000430294570000450298871000810303371000660311481000590318085600660323920260817163531.0180910s2016    th a  m rtt   000   eng d  a.b122062950 aHnin Ei Win10aAssessment of constraints in agriculture production in the dry zone of Myanmar  aPathum Thani :bAsian Institute of Technology,c2016  a108 p. :bill.1 aThesis ;vno. NR-16-06  aA thesissubmitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degreeof Master of Science in Natural Resources Management, School of Environment, Resources and Development  aThesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2016  aAgriculture is strategically important sector and is a major employer and driver of economic growth.  The increase  in  crop  productivity  can  generate  more  income.There  were  many constraints  in  increasing  agriculture  production. Therefore,  the  research  assessed  on  the constraints in agriculture production in the Dry Zone of Myanmar. The objective of the study was  to  investigate  the  crop  productivity  and  constraints  in  irrigated  areas  where  irrigation water was accessed by pumping from the river. The study focused on the crop productivity regarding  with  the  cropping  systems,  cropping  patterns,  agronomic  practices,  cropping intensity and constraints in the different irrigated areas. The research was conducted on the irrigated areas under Lat Pan Chay Paw irrigation projects located in Nyaung Oo Township of Dry Zone of Myanmar. In this study, structured-survey questionnaire was used as primary data collection tools for 157 respondents. Additionally, key informant interview and farmers{u2019} focus group discussion were used to get general information and understand the situation of the study  villages.  In the research, quantitative analysis  and qualitative analysis were also applied. The findings of the study showed that double cropping and triple cropping systems were  found  as  the  major  cropping  systems  where  irrigation  water  was  accessed  from  the canal while single  cropping in the place where irrigation water was accessed from private open well. The selection of crop types and varieties, agronomic practices, water management practices were different based on the different sources of availability of irrigation water. The farmers who getting irrigation water from the canalwere more likely to make profit through high  cropping  intensity  than  those  from  open  well.  According  to  the  results,  the  major constraints  were  labor  scarcity  and  financial  problem  in  all  irrigated  areas.  Moreover, irrigation water shortage, conflicts in sharing of irrigation water were found in canal irrigated areaswhile high irrigation costs in private open well. Therefore, this study pointed out the ways to increase water use efficiency, get uniformity ofwater distribution, and formulatethe better irrigation schedules based on the constraints found in each irrigatedareas. 0aDry farmingzMyanmar1 aShrestha, Rajendra Prasad,eChairperson1 aDatta, Avishek,eExamination Committee1 aJourdain, Damien,eExamination committee2 aDeutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD), Germany, eScholarship donor2 aAsian Institute of Technology Fellowship, eScholarship donor2 aAsian Institute of Technology.tThesis ;vno. NR-16-06  3Full-Textuhttp://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B03577