Agriculture in Myanmar

Agriculture in Myanmar (also known as Burma) is the main industry in the country, accounting for 60 percent of the GDP and employing some 65 percent of the labour force.^[1] Burma was once Asia's largest exporter of rice,^[2] and rice remains the country's most crucial agricultural commodity.^[1]

Other main crops include pulses, beans, sesame, groundnuts, sugarcane, lumber, and fish.^[3] Moreover, livestock are raised as both a source of food and labour.^[4]