Publications

COVID-19 and business responses: How are Yangon’s poultry farmers adapting to the pandemic? (August)

Though the poultry sector stabilized recently, COVID-19 has had a lasting impact of continuing mismatches in supply and demand. Learn more about our recommendations to help Myanmar poultry farmers adapt to COVID-19.

Poverty and food insecurity during COVID-19 (June and July)

The pandemic creates not only a serious and sustained threat to the health of the Myanmar population but also economic disruptions and challenges for efforts to avert poverty, food insecurity, and malnutrition. Researchers utilize recent findings to assess the pandemic's impact on food security and welfare.

COVID-19 and last mile delivery: Challenges for retail shops (late July)

COVID-19 may have significant impacts on traditional food retail shops, which affects the availability and affordability of food for consumers. In this blog post, IFPRI researchers assess how the pandemic is affecting retailers in urban areas.

Impacts of the COVID-19 economic crisis on Myanmar’s rice value chain (July)

Rice mills are vital to Myanmar’s agricultural value chains and disruptions to them will impact rural rice-producing households and urban consumers. In this blog post, IFPRI researchers discuss challenges and policy opportunities for rice mills.

COVID-19 and last mile delivery: Challenges for retail shops (early July)

COVID-19 may have significant impacts on traditional food retail shops, which affects the availability and affordability of food for consumers. In this blog post, IFPRI researchers assess how the pandemic is affecting retailers in urban areas.