{"id":1321,"date":"2013-11-07T16:37:13","date_gmt":"2013-11-07T16:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thebackpackingbear.com\/blog\/?p=1321"},"modified":"2015-01-30T17:16:08","modified_gmt":"2015-01-30T17:16:08","slug":"joe-louis-sees-myanmar-farmers-struggle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backpackingbear.com\/blog\/joe-louis-sees-myanmar-farmers-struggle\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Louis works the earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><strong>See what other sites are saying about agricultural struggles in Myanmar:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"tab-container-landscape\"><span id=\"tab-container\">&#8220;Despite political and economic reforms in the past year that have made headlines around the world and excited foreign investors, life remains incredibly hard for ordinary Burmese in this agriculture-dependent country&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.trust.org\/item\/?map=myanmar-farmers-lose-their-grip-on-land\" target=\"_blank\">Thompson Reuters <\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How to account for the increases in drug production? Many households in Shan state are so poor that, given the chance, growing poppies remains the best financial option, whatever the risks.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/news\/asia\/21600748-opium-growing-rise-again-drug-consumption-getting-higher\" target=\"_blank\">Economist<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; See what other sites are saying about agricultural struggles in Myanmar: &#8220;Despite political and economic reforms in the past year that have made headlines around the world and excited foreign investors, life remains incredibly hard for ordinary Burmese in this agriculture-dependent country&#8221; &#8211;Thompson Reuters &#8220;How to account for the increases in drug production? 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