Journal of
Development and Agricultural Economics

  • Abbreviation: J. Dev. Agric. Econ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9774
  • DOI: 10.5897/JDAE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 556

Full Length Research Paper

Differential impacts of an irrigation project: Case study of the Swar Dam Project in Yedashe, Bago region of Myanmar

Aung Tun Oo
  • Aung Tun Oo
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Belgium.
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Guido Van Huylenbroecka
  • Guido Van Huylenbroecka
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Belgium.
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Stijn Speelman
  • Stijn Speelman
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Belgium.
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  •  Received: 26 February 2017
  •  Accepted: 28 April 2017
  •  Published: 31 July 2017

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