Author: Hluan Sui
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no.RD-04-08
Year: 2004
Academic Program: Regional and Rural Development Planning (RRDP)
Type: Thesis (M.Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2004
Examination Committee: Soparth Pongquan (Chairperson); Jayant Kumar Routray, Kyoko Kusakabe (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: The research studied the Poverty Alleviation Program of Environmental Sustainable, Food Security and Micro-income Opportunity Project implemented by UNDP/FAO in collaboration with the Myanmar government launched in the Dry Zone for the rural poor. This project covered three townships namely Magway, Kyaukpadaung and Chaung U in the Dry Zone implemented during 1997-2001. Main objectives of the research were to assess the impact and the benefit of the project to the poor households to obtain beneficiary’s perception and their level of satisfaction on the project and to make recommendations to strengthen the future poverty alleviation program. The research was conducted in two villages of different geographical areas of Chaung U Township namely Than Pin Kan and Pae Pit Taw. The main data collection methods were a household survey, key informants interview with project beneficiaries and key staffs of the project, group discussions with members of community-based groups and participatory poverty assessment and field observations on soil conservation, community woodlot, private woodlot and agroforestry sites. Both quantitative and qualitative techniques were applied in data analysis of this research. Research findings showed that there were positive changes to the poor households based on social, economic, institutional and environmental impacts. Most of poor households obtained viable benefits from soil conservation, forestry, agriculture, livestock and income generation activities, which improved their standard of living. The highly positive impacts to their living were found in terms of changing in number of food deficiency days, consumption pattern, drudgery time in daily activity, accessibility to institutional services, reducing in indebtedness and migration. The benefits gained from soil conservation, livestock and agriculture activities were highly perceived by the poor households. Their perceptions on impacts of the project were high in all aspects. The poor households had a high level of satisfaction on the b
Scholarship Donor(s): Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program, AIT Fellowship
Note: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science
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