Publications

Rice establishment methods are central to rice productivity. Broadly, there are two main categories of establishment approaches: puddled-transplanted rice (PTR), in which seedlings are raised in a nursery and transferred to the fields, and direct seeding (DSR1), in which rice seeds are sown directly in the fields. This research note analyzes rice establishment practices in […]

This working paper examines household welfare among women-adult-only households and households with a disabled/chronically ill member using Myanmar Household Welfare Surveys from April 2022 to July 2025. It analyzes their demographic characteristics, income composition, and levels of asset and income poverty. The paper’s main contribution is assessing key food security indicators for these vulnerable households, […]

Myanmar's agrifood system is central to the country's economy and to the livelihoods of most of its population, having historically accounted for roughly almost half of GDP and two-thirds of employment. Since 2021, the political crisis, intensifying conflict and insecurity, climate shocks, and a major earthquake have placed the system under sustained and compounding stress. […]