This scoping study done in Myanmar offers the chance for FoodSTART+ to explore prospects for future partnerships in another important country of the region. The study was done from October 2016 to February 2017 <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">and</span> included visits to selected major potato <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">and</span> cassava production areas to meet with respective stakeholders <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">and</span> market actors.<br> Although <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">root</span> <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">and</span> <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">tuber</span> <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">crop</span> (<span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">RTC</span>) production in Myanmar has gradually increased since the late 1990s, they still lag behind the other major crops like rice. No RTCs are included in the country’s list of primary important crops even though potatoes are regularly consumed in daily meals while other common RTCs like cassava, elephant foot yam <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">and</span> sweetpotato are consumed occasionally. RTCs primarily contribute to food security <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">and</span> livelihoods through the income generated from their sale, whether fresh or processed, rather than directly through consumption.