However, landlessness in the very poorest groups in rural areas reached 38% in 2010. Paddy-producing areas as well as remote townships, lowlands and ethnic states are particularly affected. The highest rates of landlessness are found in Bago (41%), Yangon (39%) and Ayeyarwaddy (33%) - regions collectively known as the “rice bowl of Myanmar” where more than half of the country’s staple crop is grown (FESR, 2012).