May Thet Htar
- May Thet Htar
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Focal points of interest:
Agricultural economics
Agri-food systems
Resilience
Contact:
Room: 132
may.t.htar
Institute of Agricultural Policy and Market Research
Senckenbergstraße 3, Zeughaus
35390 Giessen
Germany
- May Thet Htar
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May Thet Htar is a PhD researcher in the IPPAE programme at Justus-Liebig University Giessen, focusing on agricultural economics and agri-food systems in Myanmar. Before joining JLU, she worked as a Research Analyst at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and as Head of Market Research at a leading agribusiness group in Myanmar. She has collaborated with Yezin Agricultural University on several research projects and has been involved in NZAID development projects implemented in Myanmar. She holds a Master’s degree in Agribusiness and has been awarded the New Zealand Government Manaaki Scholarship twice for postgraduate studies at Lincoln University and Massey University. She has contributed to more than 40 research and policy outputs and, in 2022, received the Best Paper Award from the Asia Pacific Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Energy.