Tag: rural economy
Rice Price Collapse Pushes Pong Inn Farmers Deeper into Debt
Farmers in the Pong Inn area of southern Shan State are facing a deepening financial crisis as falling rice prices leave many unable to...
Shan Farmers Crushed by Debt as Crop Prices Collapse and Military...
"The market has completely collapsed. We have nothing left to eat, and after borrowing year after year just to survive, I'm drowning in debt,"...
Floods, Extortion, and Labor Shortages Force Farmers to Abandon Fields in...
March is typically the busiest time of year in the Pong Inn region of southern Shan State. As the dry season ends, farmers usually...
