This series of reports examines rice production trends in Myanmar, focusing on paddy productivity and profitability. Rice is the country’s most important staple food, accounting for 51 percent of calories consumed in urban areas and 62 percent in rural areas. It is also a key livelihood source for many farmers, making it central to both […]
This section includes assessments on state of the agrifood system in Myanmar based on the Myanmar Agricultural Performance Survey (MAPS) and key informant phone surveys. MAPS is a nationally and sub-nationally representative phone survey, conducted every 6 months on approximately 5,000 farming households. Assessments in this section will examine input use and input prices, farm management practices, agricultural outputs and output prices, and the impacts of shocks on production. This will be complimented by assessments on key actors in the agrifood systems, such as mechanization service providers, agricultural input retailers, agricultural commodity traders, rice millers and food vendors.
Farm Commercialization and Agricultural Services
This series of reports analyzes farm commercialization and access to agricultural services in Myanmar. It assesses the perceived security situation of crop farmers, the availability and prices of agricultural inputs, access to services such as extension and credit, farm-level crop prices, changes in income from crop sales, and key challenges related to crop marketing. Latest […]
Agricultural Inputs and Services
This series of reports focuses on farming inputs and services, including mechanization service providers offering land preparation and retailers supplying key agricultural inputs. It tracks availability, pricing, and constraints faced by these actors during the monsoon planting season. Latest Findings from the 2024 Monsoon Season Mechanization Service Providers (MSPs) The observed conditions on the ground […]
Harvest and Post-Harvest Services
This series of reports examines harvest and post-harvest services, focusing on mechanization providers and rice millers. It assesses service availability, capacity utilization, input costs, and labor constraints for mechanization, as well as operational changes, and price trends for rice milling. Latest Findings from September 2024 Rice Millers Flooding has significantly affected monsoon paddy production, with […]