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The people of Myanmar are becoming increasingly vulnerable due to the impact of a wide range of shocks, including the COVID-19 pandemic, political instability, armed conflict, global economic disruptions, and climate change. The collection of high-frequency socio-economic data is essential to understanding the scope of these shocks, their impacts on household welfare, and the efficient targeting of scarce resources to address these issues; yet information is scarce. As timely information and evidence are critical for successfully managing these disruptions, the Myanmar Agrifood Program for Strategy and Analysis (MAPSA) is monitoring the economic activities of vulnerable populations and key actors in the agricultural sector and the agri-food system more broadly through a series of phone surveys. These surveys cover the household welfare of both rural and urban areas, employment, incomes, migration, remittances, food security and nutrition, gender and resilience, the different actors within agricultural value chains, such as traders, food retailers, millers, mechanization providers, and input dealers.

Myanmar Household Welfare Survey (MHWS)

The Myanmar Household Welfare Survey (MHWS) is a nationwide phone panel consisting of approximately 12,100 households. The objective of the survey is to collect data on a wide range of household and individual welfare indicators–including wealth, livelihoods, unemployment, food insecurity, diet quality, health shocks, and coping strategies–in a country exceptionally hard hit by conflict, severe economic collapse, and several damaging waves of COVID-19. The respondents interviewed in the MHWS were purposely selected from a large phone database aimed at being representative at the region/state level and urban/rural level in Myanmar. A novel sampling strategy in combination with the development of household and population weights allows for estimates that are nationally, regionally, and urban/rural representative. This survey is conducted approximately 3 times annually.

 Figure 1. Geographic coverage of MHWS, by township

 

Round 1 (Dec 17, 2021 – Feb 13, 2022)	12,100 Observations	Documentation	Dataset
Round 2 (Apr 7, 2022 – Jun 24, 2022)	12,142 Observations	Documentation	Dataset
Round 3 (July 8, 2022 – Aug 10, 2022)	12,128 Observations	Documentation	Dataset
Round 4 (Oct 12, 2022 – Dec 30, 2022)	12,924 Observations	Documentation	Dataset
Round 5 (Mar 30, 2023 – June 13, 2023)	12,953 Observations	Documentation	Dataset
Round 6 (Aug 31, 2023 – Nov 11, 2023)	12,898 Observations	Documentation	Dataset

Myanmar Agricultural Performance Survey (MAPS)

The Myanmar Agricultural Performance Survey (MAPS) is a nationwide phone panel consisting of approximately 5,000 households. The objective of the survey is to collect data on farm characteristics and agricultural assets, area and crops planted, access to inputs, crop marketing, and constraints in agricultural activities. The respondents interviewed are a sub-sample of the MHWS sample and aims at being representative at the region/state level and urban/rural level in Myanmar. A novel sampling strategy in combination with the development of household and population weights allows for estimates that are nationally, regionally, and urban/rural representative. This survey is conducted twice a year after the monsoon season and after the summer season.

Figure 2. Geographic coverage of MAPS, by township

Round 1 (Feb 2022 – Mar 2022)	3,893 Observations	Documentation	Dataset
Round 2 (Aug 2022 – Sep 2022)	5,015 Observations	Documentation	Dataset
Round 3 (Jan 2023 – Feb 2023)	4,961 Observations	Documentation	Dataset
Round 4 (June 2023 – July 2023)	5,698 Observations	Documentation	Dataset

Myanmar Migration Assessment (MMA)

Myanmar Migrant Assessment (MMA) is a comprehensive survey aimed at understanding the impacts and processes of migration in Myanmar amidst political instability, armed conflict, economic disruptions, and climatic shocks. Drawing its sample from the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey (MHWS), the MMA targeted households with members who had migrated within the past decade or relocated entirely since January 2021. Conducted via phone interviews between June and July 2023, the MMA surveyed 4,296 households, focusing on various aspects of individual and household migration including, employment, remittances, remittance spending, and perceived migration risks.

(June 8, 2023 – July 14, 2023)

4,296 Observations

Documentation

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