Land resources essential for the existence of human beings and societies are not similar to other types of natural resources but cannot be increased in areas due to their limited nature.
Myanmar is facing restrictions and challenges in land utilization management. To be able to overcome these challenges, all stakeholders need to participate in the drawing of the national land law and harmonization of the land management laws in order to address the issues of land resources policy.
The majority of sustainable development goals of the United Nations are concerned with the farmland management measures whereas No 15 SDG comprising the points of conservation of global ecosystems is primarily related to the land management issues for the protection of living beings above ground.
Various projects of land utilization for cultivable lands, groups of factories, industrial zones, satellite towns, new farmlands, and watershed areas for sufficiency of drinking water must be implemented on priority for improvement of socio-economy of the people to efficiently utilize the natural resources of the nation.
The government has adopted the plan to improve the sustainable management for natural resources-based works and the farmland management for enabling the entire people to enjoy the profits of natural resources in accord with the sub-para 5 of five points of the strategic goal of Myanmar’s sustainable development plan (2018-2030).
Challenges of the land utilization management in Myanmar comprise land disputes, needs for amending the existing laws and procedures, weak and inharmonic processes of laws, a misunderstanding over the laws, needs of accuracy for land sources and restricted procedures in coordination with relevant departments.
The farmland utilization management bodies at different levels need to solve the issues of local people who utilize the farmlands with the cultivation of crops and breeding of farming cattle. Moreover, those bodies need to prevent abuse of farmlands in other ways such as the settlement of households, establishment of industries and production of goods.
Hence, region and state authorities should prioritize effective implementation of the 10 functions of the national land utilization council to emerge a good farmland administration and management system which will realize the policies, guidelines and basic principles related to national land utilization.
Hence, region and state authorities should prioritize effective implementation of the 10 functions of the national land utilization council to emerge a good farmland administration and management system which will realize the policies, guidelines and basic principles related to national land utilization.
Indeed, correct land utilization will directly affect the emergence of systematic farmlands to operate cultivation of crops and breeding of cattle so as to develop the agriculture and livestock sectors of the nation.
