Paddy To Plate
Studio D, along with our partner Proximity Designs today launched a new report on the rice ecosystem in Myanmar
Download the report, Paddy to Plate.
Download the free photo archive, published with creative commons license here.
The project is a good example of a foundational ethnographic research study, that underpins design, strategy and public policy work. If ever there was a crop that is central to the social, economic and political welfare of a country, it is rice in Myanmar. Our team mapped the entire paddy to rice ecosystem, revealing how the rural poor cope and strive. In keeping with local norms we also immersed in the spirit world, mobile tech, smuggling and of course moonshine (we distilled our own batch of Studio D sake moonshine).
The full report is obviously for edge-of-grid, agriculture-geeks. But we’ve worked hard to make it accessible, for all, whether you’re developing new mobile or fin-tech services, or are curious about life in a country that, following years of isolation is changing at a rapid pace. The lack of fixed infrastructure and the proximity to Shenzhen, make Myanmar ground-zero for mobile behaviours.
Bonus: read The Facebook-loving farmers of Myanmar; and Connectivity is not Binary, The Network is Never Neutral.
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