Labourers unload sacks of rice from a ship at a jetty in Yangon on February 3, 2021. (AFP)

Continued instability brings mixed fortunes for rice growers

Widespread conflict has had a devastating impact on paddy farmers in war zones, but the slump in production is driving up prices for farmers in more stable areas, despite new onerous export restrictions.

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