Farmers in the Ayeyerwaddy Delta south of Yangon plough fields to grow rice in 2008. (AFP)
Farmers in the Ayeyerwaddy Delta south of Yangon plough fields to grow rice in 2008. (AFP)

Monsoon rice crop in peril as farmers hit by coup turmoil

More expensive inputs, declining crop prices and a possible dearth of affordable credit could push millions of farmers into destitution and debt.

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