Global Commodity Markets, Chinese Demand for Maize, and Deforestation in Northern Myanmar

This paper makes a significant contribution to understanding the logic of deforestation in Northern Myanmar and connects global trends and regional political economy with local environmental changes. Methodologically, through a combination of remote sensing GIS analysis, for which we use a newly ava...

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Autores principales:	Enze Han, Qiongyu Huang
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	deforestation maize plantation Myanmar China Agriculture S
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:49cade9253184d3aaf3306a54f0f3dae2021-11-25T18:09:50ZGlobal Commodity Markets, Chinese Demand for Maize, and Deforestation in Northern Myanmar10.3390/land101112322073-445Xhttps://doaj.org/article/49cade9253184d3aaf3306a54f0f3dae2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/11/1232https://doaj.org/toc/2073-445XThis paper makes a significant contribution to understanding the logic of deforestation in Northern Myanmar and connects global trends and regional political economy with local environmental changes. Methodologically, through a combination of remote sensing GIS analysis, for which we use a newly available Myanmar Forest Change dataset produced by TerraPulse and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, as well as on-the-ground field research observations and interviews with farmers, this paper examines how the expansion of maize plantations in the northern part of Myanmar has implications for deforestation in the region. It argues that a combination of global commodity price shock around 2011–2012 plus easy market access to China generated strong incentives for local farmers to increase the cultivation of maize. The paper contributes to how we understand the environmental impacts of Chinese demands for agricultural products in Southeast Asia.Enze HanQiongyu HuangMDPI AGarticledeforestationmaize plantationMyanmarChinaAgricultureSENLand, Vol 10, Iss 1232, p 1232 (2021)
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description	This paper makes a significant contribution to understanding the logic of deforestation in Northern Myanmar and connects global trends and regional political economy with local environmental changes. Methodologically, through a combination of remote sensing GIS analysis, for which we use a newly available Myanmar Forest Change dataset produced by TerraPulse and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, as well as on-the-ground field research observations and interviews with farmers, this paper examines how the expansion of maize plantations in the northern part of Myanmar has implications for deforestation in the region. It argues that a combination of global commodity price shock around 2011–2012 plus easy market access to China generated strong incentives for local farmers to increase the cultivation of maize. The paper contributes to how we understand the environmental impacts of Chinese demands for agricultural products in Southeast Asia.
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title	Global Commodity Markets, Chinese Demand for Maize, and Deforestation in Northern Myanmar
title_short	Global Commodity Markets, Chinese Demand for Maize, and Deforestation in Northern Myanmar
title_full	Global Commodity Markets, Chinese Demand for Maize, and Deforestation in Northern Myanmar
title_fullStr	Global Commodity Markets, Chinese Demand for Maize, and Deforestation in Northern Myanmar
title_full_unstemmed	Global Commodity Markets, Chinese Demand for Maize, and Deforestation in Northern Myanmar
title_sort	global commodity markets, chinese demand for maize, and deforestation in northern myanmar
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Global Commodity Markets, Chinese Demand for Maize, and Deforestation in Northern Myanmar

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