Abstract

• Major economic policy of Myanmar changed since the introduction of the market- oriented economy in 1988 carried out in the agriculture sector. Industrial crop farming of Bago Region(West) changed after 1988 in the transformation of agriculture. Spatial impacts of government policy on input costs, farm size, land tenure systems, labour supply, farmer decision-making and market opportunities were observed during the transformation processes. In this research, the controlling factors that caused changes of industrial crop farming are studied by using qualitative and quantitative methods. This research attempts to analyze the agricultural land use and changes in agriculture pattern in Bago Region (West ) area by the case study on industrial crop farming villages of Pyay Township, Paukkhaung Township and Monyo Township .Better and more feasible means for industrial crop farming are searched and recommended for further development