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Article

6 Feb 2020

Author:
Kyaw Ko Ko, Myanmar Times

Myanmar: Legislator alleges foreign companies use local firms to illegally lease farm lands; warns activity will affect food security

"Mandalay legislator seeks inspections of farmland for foreign renters", 6 February 2020

A Mandalay Region legislator wants the regional government to investigate reports of farmland being illegally rented to foreigners, which could affect food security.

Daw Thin Mya Mya Thin...said that foreign companies are using local proxy firms to illegally lease and farm land.

Such activity could damage the land and the country's food security, she said.

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