Farmers harvesting paddy in Magway Region's Myaing Township. (Frontier)

Rising production costs deny farmers benefits of high rice prices

Rice prices are going up, hitting ordinary Myanmar consumers, but smallholder farmers must still contend with higher costs of fertiliser and diesel.

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