Myanma Agricultural Development Bank

The Myanma Agricultural Development Bank (Burmese: မြန်မာ့လယ်ယာဖွံ့ဖြိုးရေးဘဏ်; abbreviated MADB) is a government-owned bank specialized in providing financial services to agricultural enterprises in Myanmar (Burma), and is the largest financial institution of its kind.

[1][2] The bank is owned and operated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MAI), and has 206 branches nationwide.

[2] MADB provides loans to a sizable number of rural households, serving 1.87 million customers in 2012.

[1][2] MADB loan products typically cover farmers' short-term working capital needs (e.g., purchase of seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides; payment of salaries for farm workers; and lease of agriculture equipment).

[3] MADB's headquarters have been located on Pansodan Street in downtown Yangon, Myanmar since 1996,[4] occupying a colonial-era landmark that previously housed the Rangoon branch of the National Bank of India.