The Feed the Future Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity (MAPSA) is hosting a series of eight capacity strengthening modules designed to train Myanmar economists and policy analysts on current knowledge, evidence, and methods for the analysis of the Myanmar agri-food system. Through these modules, participants will learn new analytical and relevant economic methods using updated datasets for Myanmar and will benefit from expert insights on the functioning of the rural and agricultural economy. After this course, participants will have a comprehensive understanding of supply, demand, and markets of agricultural produce, gender issues, the non-farm economy, and investments required to achieve inclusive and sustainable growth in Myanmar. The capacity strengthening modules will be conducted virtually. Certificates of Completion from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) will be given out for each completed module to highlight their enhanced knowledge in agri-food topics.
Module 7
In December, the seventh module of the Feed the Future MAPSA’s eight-module seminar series focused on food processing in Myanmar. The presentation analyzed the state and evolution of the agro-food processing sector in Myanmar and assess the effect of the twin crises (COVID-19 and political instability) on the different segments - production, trade, and consumption - of the processing sector.
Presenter
Bart Minten, Myanmar Program Leader, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Moderator
Ian Masias, Senior Program Manager, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Download the slides from "Agriculture and Food System Transformation: Food Processing" here.
