Support for Sanitary and Phytosanitary Arrangements Development
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Project Description
The small-scale technical assistance (TA) was designed to assess the status of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures in Myanmar, and to provide capacity building to key SPS agencies for awareness building on related issues. In 2012, ADB approved programs supporting SPS measures in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries such as Cambodia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam, to target SPS capacity development within government institutions. However due to sanctions of the international community, no equivalent support to Myanmar was provided at the time. The TA was developed upon Myanmar-s re-engagement with the international community, to ensure that its SPS capacity was developed. Given the size and employment generated by the agricultural sector in Myanmar, benefits of enhancing SPS handling in the country would have significant impact through generating greater trade and resulting in increased employment in the agricultural sector. As its main exports consist of agricultural, forestry products, capacity building for SPS measures is crucial for boosting Myanmar-s trade with regional and global partners. The existing domestic SPS policy regime is fragmented, implemented by numerous agencies and hindered by lack of coordination and an outdated legislative framework.
Progress (as of March 2021)
Project closedContacts
| Contact 1 | |
| Contact Name | Ding, Lingling |
|---|---|
| Organization | Asian Development Bank |
| Contact 2 | |
| Contact Name | - |
| Organization | - |
| - | |
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Intha fishermen use a one-leg rowing technique at work in Inle Lake. It is estimated that aquaculture and fisheries in Myanmar directly employ more than 3 million people and that between 12 and 15 million people benefit from the sector.
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Intha fishermen use a one-leg rowing technique at work in Inle Lake. It is estimated that aquaculture and fisheries in Myanmar directly employ more than 3 million people and that between 12 and 15 million people benefit from the sector.
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Factory worker cleaning at a sugar refinery on the outskirts of Nyaung Shwe in Shan State. Sugarcane is major crop in much of Shan State.
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A local market in Nyaung Shwe does business for most of the day. Traditional markets like this remain part of daily life throughout Myanmar.
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Local market in Nyaung Shwe does business for most of the day. Traditional markets like this remain part of daily life throughout Myanmar.
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Local fishemen cast their nets on Inle Lake, the second largest lake in Myanmar. During the 65-year period from 1935 to 2000, the net open water area of Inle Lake decreased from 69.10 km² to 46.69 km² - an effect that has been attributed largely to growth in agriculture and tourism.
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Boatmen set off from Nyaung Shwe town, in a canal that leads into Inle Lake. Inle lake is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Southern Shan State, Myanmar.
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For centuries, the Intha people of Inle Lake have gown crops in traditional floating farms. Inle lake is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Southern Shan State, Myanmar.
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