ASSESSING ON DECLINING TRADITIONAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES OF CHAUNGZON TOWNSHIP: A CASE STUDY OF SLATE AND SLATE PENCILS INDUSTRY AND PIPE INDUSTRY
Abstract
- In Chaungzon Township, various manufacturing activities such as pipes, walking sticks, bamboo products, slate and slate pencils, rubber rings and other handicraft industries are found. Among them, slate and slate pencils, and pipe produce unique local traditional products that have cultural value. But, the traditional product work decrease in production and significance due to changing market demand, raw material availability, technology improvement, etc. To present traditional, manufacturing industries particularly production of slate and slate pencils industry and pipe industry, Chaungzon Township was selected as study area. The products of manufacturing activities of Mudu village tract and Ywalut village tract are not only used for local areas but also exported to other regions.Then, present situation, problems and future prospects of were presented. Some manufacturing activities such as pipe industries, walking stick industries and slate and slate pencils industries are found to be in slow progress in study area. This is due to the shortage of skilled labours, decrease of market demand and insufficiency of capital.
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Year
- 2021
Author
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Khin Khin Moe
Subject
- Geography
Publisher
- Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science (MAAS)