Publications

Revenue prospects among mechanization service providers (MSPs) continue to remain dire in 2022 and increases in operating costs are also more commonly perceived among MSPs.

Global food, fuel, and fertilizer prices have risen rapidly in recent months, driven in large part by the fallout from the ongoing war in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russia. Other factors, such as export bans, have also contributed to rising prices.

Prices of crops linked to export markets increased more because of international price changes as well as the Myanmar Kyat depreciation than crops marketed domestically.

Electricity and fuel are now overwhelmingly the largest disruptions for both mill types, overtaking banking which dominated throughout 2021.

The first round of the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey (MHWS), a nationally and regionally representative phone survey, was implemented between December 2021 and February 2022 with 12,100 households. This report discusses its findings related to shocks, livelihoods, coping strategies and food security. We find that almost 1 in 5 households experience physical insecurity, more than […]