What Development Looks like in Myanmar Today By Norimasa Shimomura Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

What Development Looks like in Myanmar Today By Norimasa Shimomura YANGON, Myanmar, Jul 24 2026 (IPS) - When asked what development looks like today, a community leader in Kalaw township points to these fields. Once destroyed by a typhoon, they are now productive again. What began as emergency food assistance in the first month was followed by UNDP support in the community—seeds, training, debris removal, support to microbusinesses and small infrastructure—backed by the Republic of Korea, Norway and Switzerland. One year on, the fields sustain three annual production cycles—rice and flowers—with more resilient practices and higher yields. “This is what development looks like to us,” he says. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/07/what-development-looks-like-in-myanmar-today/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -